Synonyms of runs across

runs across

phrase

present tense third-person singular of run across

1

as in finds

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

She ran across an old friend at lunch.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in encounters

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

They ran across a bear while camping in the woods.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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