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

Earlier this summer, Jackson, a fifty-eight-year-old former logger and president of Maine’s state Senate, replaced Graham Platner as the Democratic Senate nominee running against Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

Sand and Muhlbauer are running against Republicans Zach Lahn and Derek Wulf. — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Acton is running against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, in what has turned into a tight race in the red state. — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2026

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson, who is running against Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, will not be attending the convention, his campaign said. — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Its Republican county executive, Bruce Blakeman, is running against Hochul for governor. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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