Synonyms of chancing (upon)

chancing (upon)

verb

present participle of chance (upon)

1

as in encountering

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

chanced upon my archenemy as I rounded a corner

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

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