Synonyms of run upon

run upon

phrase

1

as in find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• encounter
• pitch (upon)
• hit (upon)
• meet
• happen (on or upon)
• run into
• light (on or upon)
• chance (upon)
• run against
• run across
• tumble (upon)
• come across
• stumble (on or onto)
• bump into
• 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

We ran upon our neighbor in the grocery store.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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