Synonyms of running against

running against

phrase

present participle of run against

as in finding

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of running against

Donalds, in contrast, is entering the head-to-head matchup with his electoral vulnerabilities already on display after months of attacks from the three Republicans running against him. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 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

Tlaib, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, will appear alongside fellow socialists Oliver Larkin, who is challenging Moskowitz, and Elijah Manley, who is running against Wasserman Schultz. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Our executive producers are running against the clock trying to get all the moving pieces. — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Berman, a Democrat, is running against Lorenzo Santos from Racine and Miguel Aranda from Whitewater in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Rick Jackson isn’t just running against Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

In Collins, Jackson is running against one of the most senior Republican incumbents in the Senate. — Elena Moore, NPR, 25 July 2026

There is arguably no greater example of the players’ power than in 2020 when members of the Atlanta Dream wore T-shirts endorsing then-Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock who at the time was running against Loeffler. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026