Synonyms of happen (upon)

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happen (upon)

verb

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as in to encounter

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 & Similar Words

• encounter
• meet
• run upon
• run across
• bump into
• run into
• confront
• chance (upon)
• greet
• catch
• stumble (upon)
• cross paths (with)
• accost
• face
• light (upon)
• salute
• hit (upon)
• remeet
• cross
• collide (with)
• crash (into)
• tumble (to)
• crisscross
• pass
• reencounter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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