Synonyms of hitting (upon)

hitting (upon)

verb

present participle of hit (upon)

as in finding

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

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