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happen (upon)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of happen (upon)

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

happened upon the hotel manager in the lobby and promptly complained about the room

Synonyms of happen (upon)

catch, chance (upon), encounter, meet, stumble (upon)

Words Related to happen (upon)

accost, confront

face, greet, salute

collide (with), crash (into)

crisscross, cross, pass

hit (upon), light (upon), tumble (to)

reencounter, remeet

Phrases Synonymous with happen (upon)

bump into, cross paths (with), run across, run into, run upon

Near Antonyms of happen (upon)

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, shake, shun

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