Synonyms of runs into

runs into

phrase

present tense third-person singular of run into

1

as in finds

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

• finds
• encounters
• comes across
• happens (on or upon)
• runs against
• runs across
• hits (upon)
• meets
• bumps into
• tumbles (upon)
• lights (on or upon)
• runs upon
• stumbles (on or onto)
• chances (upon)
• pitches (upon)
• faces
• discovers
• confronts
• turns up
• lucks (out, on, onto, or into)
• strikes

2

as in encounters

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

• encounters
• meets
• happens (upon)
• runs across
• runs upon
• bumps into
• catches
• stumbles (upon)
• confronts
• chances (upon)
• greets
• crosses paths (with)
• crashes (into)
• hits (upon)
• collides (with)
• faces
• salutes
• lights (upon)
• accosts
• tumbles (to)
• crosses
• passes
• crisscrosses
• remeets
• reencounters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escapes
• avoids
• shakes
• ducks
• evades
• eludes
• shuns
• dodges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of runs into

That habit has a cost, and relationship science runs into it constantly. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026