Synonyms of running upon

running upon

phrase

present participle of run upon

1

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

The boy ran upon a small house while exploring the woods.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in encountering

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

We ran upon our neighbor in the grocery store.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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