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

This is where Katie Zacharia, who was fired last week, ran into trouble. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

The new concealer was originally launched as the Wide Awake Brightening Concealer alongside the Wide Awake Brightening Neutralizer, but ran into controversy just days after launch. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026

Thirteen years into the AI revolution and three years into mass adoption of large language models and image models, that story ran into a problem. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Instead, the Dodgers ran into the team with the best regular-season record. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Rays ace Drew Rasmussen did the heavy lifting in Saturday’s opener, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing a two-out double to Austin Wells, who then ran into the third out trying to stretch his hit into a triple. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

Keller started 5-0 in 2021, 2022, and 2023, but each time ran into Southlake Carroll to end the streaks. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

As recently as fall 2023, the stepmother ran into Laura Hamilton, who was working as a clerk at a Dollar Tree in town, and Hamilton indicated that Kari Siira still lived in her home under her care, according to court records. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

Over the past several years, when other universities in the system ran into trouble on any variety of issues, the BOR and CSCU relied on CCSU to send a team to find solutions. — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026