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stumble (upon)

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Synonyms & Antonyms of stumble (upon)

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

stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport

Synonyms for stumble (upon)

catch,
chance (upon),
encounter,
happen (upon),
meet

Words Related to stumble (upon)

accost,
confront

face,
greet,
salute

collide (with),
crash (into)

crisscross,
cross,
pass

hit (upon),
light (upon),
tumble (to)

reencounter,
remeet

Phrases Synonymous with stumble (upon)

bump into,
cross paths (with),
run across,
run into,
run upon

Near Antonyms for stumble (upon)

avoid,
dodge,
duck,
elude,
escape,
evade,
shake,
shun

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