Synonyms of running into

running into

phrase

present participle of run into

1

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

They ran into a new set of problems as soon as they thought everything was fixed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in encountering

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

The woman ran into her boss at the grocery store.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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