Synonyms of run into

run into

phrase

1

as in find

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

• find
• encounter
• hit (upon)
• come across
• meet
• pitch (upon)
• happen (on or upon)
• bump into
• chance (upon)
• run against
• run across
• light (on or upon)
• run upon
• tumble (upon)
• stumble (on or onto)
• face
• luck (out, on, onto, or into)
• discover
• confront
• turn up
• strike

2

as in encounter

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

• encounter
• meet
• bump into
• run across
• happen (upon)
• chance (upon)
• confront
• catch
• run upon
• stumble (upon)
• cross paths (with)
• greet
• crash (into)
• collide (with)
• face
• hit (upon)
• light (upon)
• salute
• cross
• tumble (to)
• pass
• accost
• crisscross
• remeet
• reencounter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• escape
• shake
• duck
• evade
• dodge
• shun
• elude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of run into

Applications close in September for feature films and independent productions, while the window for television series runs into October. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026

Cubs starter Matthew Boyd silenced Milwaukee through the first seven innings, but ran into trouble in the eighth. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Dalot’s underlapping run into the box stopped Everton’s centre-backs from stepping out. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

However, the new calculations show that this scenario runs into multiple fundamental roadblocks. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026