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ran upon

phrase , past tense of run upon

Synonyms and Antonyms of ran upon

1 to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

The boy ran upon a small house while exploring the woods.

Synonyms of ran upon

chanced (upon), encountered, found, happened (on or upon), hit (upon), lit (on or upon) (or lighted (on or upon)), met, pitched (upon), stumbled (on or onto), tumbled (upon)

Words Related to ran upon

lucked (out, on, onto, or into)

confronted, faced

discovered, struck, turned up

Phrases Synonymous with ran upon

bumped into, came across, ran across, ran against, ran into

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

We ran upon our neighbor in the grocery store.

Synonyms of ran upon

caught, chanced (upon), encountered, happened (upon), met, stumbled (upon)

Words Related to ran upon

accosted, confronted

faced, greeted, saluted

collided (with), crashed (into)

crisscrossed, crossed, passed

hit (upon), lit (upon) (or lighted (upon)), tumbled (to)

reencountered (or re-encountered), remet

Phrases Synonymous with ran upon

bumped into, crossed paths (with), ran across, ran into

Near Antonyms of ran upon

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

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