Synonyms of run across

run across

phrase

1

as in find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

She ran across an old friend at lunch.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in encounter

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

They ran across a bear while camping in the woods.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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