Synonyms of ran into

ran into

phrase

past tense of run into

1

as in found

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

They ran into a new set of problems as soon as they thought everything was fixed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• encountered
• bumped into
• came across
• ran across
• hit (upon)
• happened (on or upon)
• pitched (upon)
• met
• ran against
• tumbled (upon)
• stumbled (on or onto)
• ran upon
• lit (on or upon)
• chanced (upon)
• faced
• discovered
• confronted
• lucked (out, on, onto, or into)
• turned up
• struck

2

as in encountered

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

The woman ran into her boss at the grocery store.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountered
• met
• bumped into
• happened (upon)
• ran across
• caught
• confronted
• stumbled (upon)
• greeted
• ran upon
• crossed paths (with)
• chanced (upon)
• crashed (into)
• collided (with)
• hit (upon)
• faced
• lit (upon)
• accosted
• tumbled (to)
• saluted
• crossed
• passed
• crisscrossed
• reencountered
• remet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shook
• escaped
• ducked
• evaded
• eluded
• shunned
• dodged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ran into

During the escape, Guerrero ran into and knocked down a deputy district attorney and damaged the courtroom door. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Weeks after its liftoff in early July to boost the decaying orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which launched in 2004, LINK ran into trouble, spinning out of control and suffering sporadic communications. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Don Nelson’s path to the Dallas Mavericks Nellie was the head coach behind a long line of solid Milwaukee Bucks teams in the ‘80s that constantly ran into Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

The rear end of Reddick’s car slid entering Turn 1, and Reddick ran into Jones before hitting the wall. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

An old school friend Shoichiro ran into on the street gave him a ticket to a concert. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Seth Rollins escaped the Guillotine submission and ran into a spear from Roman Reigns, but Seth Rollins kicked out. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The company ran into an issue ramping up production for its CO2 refrigeration business while consolidating its manufacturing footprint. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Reuters, citing maritime security sources, reported the vessel first ran into trouble on June 8 near the Yemeni port of Mukalla, where initial assessments suggested a blast may have occurred. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026