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

During the third quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers' home matchup against the Chicago Bulls, James chased after a loose ball and ended up bumping into a fan who happened to be carrying a cup of red wine. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Videos circulated on the internet show two young men escorting the robot toward a group of women, bumping into one and hugging others, on a lively nighttime street. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Without the girls, the boys would simply mill around, bumping into one another. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Shot in New York City’s Plaza Hotel, the campaign video sees Kelce making his way through the property and bumping into fellow models, all while dressed in Tommy Hilfiger’s latest collection. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

It’s equipped with a camera to see and a microphone to hear, as well as tiny LiDAR sensors (like the ones spinning atop driverless cars) to keep it from bumping into things. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

The 360 degree navigation system will pick up debris in every corner without bumping into something every two minutes. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026