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

The Wings get both back — for sure Fudd — for a four-game homestand that runs into the FIBA World Cup break. — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Radiopharma’s precision promise runs into toxicity problems, China puts new guardrails around its biotech innovation engine, and Grail’s Galleri heads to an FDA advisory panel. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026

Cristobal recently signed a contract extension that runs into the mid-2030s. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

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