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running across

phrase , present participle of run across

Synonyms and Antonyms of running across

1 to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

She ran across an old friend at lunch.

Synonyms of running across

chancing (upon), encountering, finding, happening (on or upon), hitting (upon), lighting (on or upon), meeting, pitching (upon), stumbling (on or onto), tumbling (upon)

Words Related to running across

lucking (out, on, onto, or into)

confronting, facing

discovering, striking, turning up

Phrases Synonymous with running across

bumping into, coming across, running against, running into, running upon

2 to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

They ran across a bear while camping in the woods.

Synonyms of running across

catching, chancing (upon), encountering, happening (upon), meeting, stumbling (upon)

Words Related to running across

accosting, confronting

facing, greeting, saluting

colliding (with), crashing (into)

crisscrossing, crossing, passing

hitting (upon), lighting (upon), tumbling (to)

reencountering (or re-encountering), remeeting

Phrases Synonymous with running across

bumping into, crossing paths (with), running into, running upon

Near Antonyms of running across

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

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