happened upon

ADJECTIVE

discovered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detected disclosed exposed identified invented

STRONG

ascertained disinterred espied explored learned observed opened originated perceived presented recognized revealed shown sighted spotted unearthed unlocked unveiled

WEAK

famous real searched out well-known

Antonyms

WEAK

hidden lost unfound

Example Sentences

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Those who chose the dimly lit path happened upon their version of an A-list celebrity: the man known as the godfather of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Under the pretence of going to see a light show in the forest, the wedding party happened upon a clearing adorned with candles and fairy lights.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Because I happened upon his page about a year after the tournaments began, I had plenty of content to catch up on.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

Though the creature had already been described by science, researchers lacked significant specimens to inspect until Darwin happened upon a Megatherium skull.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

There one day he happened upon an article by Franz Kurie describing the cyclotron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

happened upon

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