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

In your 1st House of Identity, loving Venus in your sign squares powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so expression bumps into family needs. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

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