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
• saluting
• crossing
• accosting
• passing
• crisscrossing
• reencountering
• remeeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of running into

That's a very tight timeline, but Katalyst hit it, getting LINK ready by its launch date and checking off a number of commissioning milestones before running into trouble. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The two strangers keep running into each other during 12 hours of messy mayhem in New York City. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Martha Stewart discussed running into Meghan Markle at a dinner party in a new interview. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

The rush was captured in images and videos that showed migrants swimming or floating on tubes from the Moroccan side Thursday and others breaking through a gate on land and running into the Spanish city. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Some of them took off rolling and spinning and running into each other. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

The Heat and Bucks’ summer league teams are both practicing at Resorts World Las Vegas, which led to Adebayo and Herro running into each other on Friday morning. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

As built, Orchard loops around a one-time landfill before running into Gowen Road. — Mark Dee july 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

It’s formulated to hold up during outdoor activities without staining your clothes or running into your eyes. — Sara Coughlin, Allure, 9 July 2026