Synonyms of hit (upon)

hit (upon)

verb

as in to find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• encounter
• come across
• happen (on or upon)
• meet
• run into
• run across
• run against
• pitch (upon)
• tumble (upon)
• light (on or upon)
• bump into
• stumble (on or onto)
• run upon
• chance (upon)
• face
• luck (out, on, onto, or into)
• discover
• confront
• turn up
• strike