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

As of August, the Uihleins have donated $9 million to Republican gubernatorial candidate Congressman Tom Tiffany who is running against Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, a Democrat. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Burks is running against Republican District Attorney Phil Sorrells for his county seat in the November election. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Congressional candidate Nicole Locklin, who is running against Florida Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, called for greater government regulation of artificial intelligence, arguing the technology represents a threat to the planet and everyone on it. — Jim Defede, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Ossoff is running against Republican Representative Mike Collins from Georgia's 10th congressional district, an area that includes a large section of the middle of the state. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

However, my feet, particularly my ankles, don’t always enjoy the feeling of them running against the back of my heels, giving me blisters when worn for an extended amount of time. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026

Tuesday’s vote might pave the way for Fairshake, a crypto political action committee, to donate to candidates running against senators who voted to block the Clarity Act. — Tanaya MacHeel,garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Kimmel then welcomed Talarico, who is running against state Attorney General Ken Paxton. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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