Synonyms of bumping into

bumping into

phrase

present participle of bump into

1

as in encountering

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

I bumped into Kenny the other day.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountering
• meeting
• running into
• happening (upon)
• running across
• stumbling (upon)
• running upon
• crossing paths (with)
• confronting
• catching
• chancing (upon)
• greeting
• crashing (into)
• colliding (with)
• lighting (upon)
• hitting (upon)
• tumbling (to)
• facing
• saluting
• crossing
• accosting
• passing
• crisscrossing
• reencountering
• remeeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shaking
• avoiding
• escaping
• evading
• dodging
• eluding
• ducking
• shunning

2

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

Turn any corner in the old city and you're likely to bump into a piece of history.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• encountering
• lighting (on or upon)
• hitting (upon)
• happening (on or upon)
• running into
• coming across
• tumbling (upon)
• running against
• pitching (upon)
• running across
• stumbling (on or onto)
• meeting
• running upon
• chancing (upon)
• facing
• lucking (out, on, onto, or into)
• discovering
• confronting
• turning up
• striking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bumping into

The teen can be seen bumping into a parked car, then losing control and falling off the bike at least several feet in front of the SUV. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

Reports have described delivery robots bumping into people, getting stuck in odd places and raising accessibility concerns. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026