Synonyms of run against

run against

phrase

as in find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

It surprised her that she ran against some resistance when she presented her plan for the company.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of run against

A day after the Royals scored nine runs against the Athletics, the Kansas City offense took a minute to crank into full gear on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. — Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Flowers also is running against Curtis for 18th Ward alderman in next year's election. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

However, on the touchdown run against Tampa Bay, Allen showed his explosiveness by running away from defenders on the outside. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Hichilema ran against 13 other candidates including Mundubile, the leader of an alliance of opposition parties who is seen as Hichilema’s strongest challenger. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026