Definitions

run across

VERB

bump into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come across meet up with run into

WEAK

chance upon encounter hit light light upon luck meet stumble tumble

VERB

encounter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear bump into come across come upon confront detect experience face find meet run into suffer turn up

STRONG

close descry espy front sustain undergo

WEAK

alight upon chance upon cross the path fall in with hit upon meet up with rub eyeballs run smack into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid dodge lose miss pass by

WEAK

evade retreat run away

VERB

find

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detect discover encounter identify locate meet notice recover spot strike turn up uncover unearth

STRONG

collar corral descry discern distinguish espy expose observe perceive pinpoint recognize sight

WEAK

arrive at bring to light bump into chance upon come across come up with come upon dig up fall in with ferret out happen upon hit upon lay fingers on light upon make out run into scare up smoke out stumble upon track down trip on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid leave lose miss overlook pass by

STRONG

misunderstand neglect

WEAK

fail fall short forfeit

VERB

meet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contact face find greet see

STRONG

accost collide confront cross encounter engage experience grapple hit light luck salute stumble tumble tussle

WEAK

brush against bump into chance on come across come up against dig up fall in with get-together make a meet meet face to face rendezvous with rub eyeballs run into run up against touch shoulders

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid evade let go lose shun

WEAK

cancel dodge miss

VERB

stumble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump chance discover encounter tumble

STRONG

find hit light luck meet

WEAK

blunder upon chance upon come across come up against fall upon light upon stub toe on turn up

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid fail lose miss pass by

WEAK

overlook

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run across

The witness described how the young children and other bystanders had "run across the road" in panic.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

If you run across a professional athlete, pose for a photo standing right next to him, beta-smiling in admiration, and post it on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Cause and effect run across many scales at once, from ion channels to dendrites to circuits to whole-brain dynamics, and these levels do not behave like independent modules stacked in layers.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025

On Christmas Day in 2017, he saw a small bear cub run across his yard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

I run across the bridge and don’t look behind me.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

run across

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