Synonyms of running across

running across

phrase

present participle of run across

1

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

She ran across an old friend at lunch.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• encountering
• coming across
• hitting (upon)
• lighting (on or upon)
• happening (on or upon)
• running into
• tumbling (upon)
• running against
• bumping into
• pitching (upon)
• stumbling (on or onto)
• meeting
• running upon
• chancing (upon)
• facing
• discovering
• lucking (out, on, onto, or into)
• confronting
• turning up
• striking

2

as in encountering

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

• encountering
• meeting
• running into
• happening (upon)
• bumping into
• stumbling (upon)
• running upon
• confronting
• crossing paths (with)
• catching
• greeting
• chancing (upon)
• colliding (with)
• crashing (into)
• hitting (upon)
• lighting (upon)
• tumbling (to)
• facing
• accosting
• saluting
• crossing
• passing
• crisscrossing
• reencountering
• remeeting
• re-encountering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escaping
• shaking
• avoiding
• evading
• dodging
• eluding
• ducking
• shunning