Synonyms of ran upon

ran upon

phrase

past tense of run upon

1

as in found

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• encountered
• happened (on or upon)
• lighted (on or upon)
• pitched (upon)
• ran into
• hit (upon)
• tumbled (upon)
• bumped into
• ran across
• met
• stumbled (on or onto)
• came across
• lit (on or upon)
• ran against
• chanced (upon)
• faced
• confronted
• discovered
• 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

We ran upon our neighbor in the grocery store.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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