Synonyms of runs upon

runs upon

phrase

present tense third-person singular of run upon

1

as in finds

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• encounters
• happens (on or upon)
• hits (upon)
• runs into
• runs against
• lights (on or upon)
• runs across
• meets
• comes across
• tumbles (upon)
• bumps into
• 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

We ran upon our neighbor in the grocery store.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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