Synonyms of bumps into

bumps into

phrase

present tense third-person singular of bump into

1

as in encounters

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

I bumped into Kenny the other day.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encounters
• meets
• runs into
• happens (upon)
• runs across
• runs upon
• confronts
• catches
• crosses paths (with)
• chances (upon)
• stumbles (upon)
• greets
• crashes (into)
• collides (with)
• lights (upon)
• faces
• hits (upon)
• salutes
• tumbles (to)
• accosts
• crosses
• passes
• remeets
• reencounters
• crisscrosses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escapes
• shakes
• ducks
• avoids
• evades
• eludes
• shuns
• dodges

2

as in finds

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

• finds
• encounters
• runs into
• happens (on or upon)
• lights (on or upon)
• comes across
• hits (upon)
• runs against
• meets
• runs across
• pitches (upon)
• tumbles (upon)
• runs upon
• stumbles (on or onto)
• chances (upon)
• faces
• discovers
• confronts
• lucks (out, on, onto, or into)
• turns up
• strikes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bumps into

Hannah Waddingham‘s Rebecca, the owner of Richmond, bumps into her Amsterdam mystery man (Matteo van der Grijn), teasing a future romance. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026