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Definitions

run into

VERB
accost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoy buttonhole confront
STRONG
address bother brace call challenge cross dare entice face flag greet hail proposition salute welcome
WEAK
whistle for
Antonyms
STRONG
aid help ignore refrain slight turn away
WEAK
avoid dodge evade scorn shun
VERB
bump into
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come across meet up with
WEAK
chance upon encounter hit light light upon luck meet run across stumble tumble
VERB
butt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collide shove smack
STRONG
batter buck buffet bump bunt gore hook horn jab knock poke prod punch push ram strike thrust toss
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade pull tap
VERB
come
Synonyms
STRONGEST
become develop get go grow join run turn
STRONG
aggregate amount expand mature number spread stretch total wax
WEAK
add up come over sum to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
leave lessen stop surrender
STRONG
compress shrink
WEAK
depart recede retreat
VERB
encounter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear bump into come across come upon confront detect experience face find meet 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 across run smack into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid dodge lose miss pass by
WEAK
evade retreat run away
VERB
face
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow challenge confront deal with encounter endure experience fight meet oppose risk suffer take
STRONG
abide accost affront bear beard brace brave brook contend countenance court cross dare defy eyeball resist stand stomach submit sustain swallow tolerate venture withstand
WEAK
be confronted by bit the bullet cope with fly in face of go up against grapple with make a stand square off take it take on take the bull by the horns tell off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist avoid disallow discontinue dodge help hold keep refuse reject support surrender yield
STRONG
disapprove evade give in give up halt hide ignore leave resist shun stop veto
WEAK
back retreat run withdraw
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 across 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
hit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crash knock smash
STRONG
buffet butt carom clash glance jostle light meet pat rap scrape sideswipe stumble tap thud thump
WEAK
bang into meet head-on
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 across run up against touch shoulders
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid evade let go lose shun
WEAK
cancel dodge miss
VERB
number
Synonyms
STRONGEST
estimate include tally total
STRONG
account add aggregate amount come computer enumerate numerate reckon run sum tale tell tote
WEAK
add up count heads count noses count off figure in figure out keep tabs run down run to take account of tick off tote up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
subtract
WEAK
estimate guess
VERB
penetrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crack drill enter go through infiltrate invade pass through permeate pervade puncture seep
STRONG
access bayonet bore charge come diffuse drive encroach force gore impale insert insinuate introduce jab knife percolate perforate prick probe ream saturate spear stab suffuse thrust trespass
WEAK
barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in eat through filter in get in ingress make a hole make an entrance pop in sink into stick into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender yield
STRONG
retreat
WEAK
exit misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand take out withdraw
VERB
ram
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cram crash sink slam smash stab thrust
STRONG
beat butt crowd dash dig drive drum force hammer hit hook impact jack pack plunge poke pound run stick strike stuff tamp wedge
WEAK
collide with jam-pack strike head-on
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist halt help let go lose retreat stop surrender
WEAK
tap
VERB
see
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call conduct encounter lead meet receive show visit walk
STRONG
attend date direct escort pilot route shepherd steer usher
WEAK
associate with bear company come by come over consort with drop by drop in go out with go with keep company with look up pop in speak to stop by stop in take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid cancel conceal
STRONG
neglect
WEAK
be blind ignore overlook turn loose
VERB
snag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rip
STRONG
nail tear
VERB
strike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beat collide crash drive force knock pummel punch smack touch
STRONG
bang bash bonk box buffet chastise clash clobber clout conk cuff hammer impel percuss plant pop pound punish slap slug sock swat thrust thump wallop whop
WEAK
boff bump into smash into
Antonyms
WEAK
miss not touch tap
VERB
total
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add amount to come to comprise consist of equal pile up reach yield
STRONG
aggregate calculate cast come figure foot number reckon summate totalize tote
WEAK
mount up to result in ring up run to stack up sum up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disproportion fail imbalance
STRONG
estimate guess
WEAK
subtract take away

Example Sentences

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Yet Infantino's breezy optimism has run into hurricane-force headwinds of scepticism during a build-up dogged by concerns over affordability, politics and conflict.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I’ve lived here for 30 years compared with his two years, so of course I was going to run into old acquaintances.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Kars4Kids has run into allegations of false advertising before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It suggests that even in an economy with high employment, many workers run into an invisible barrier to upward mobility just when their careers are supposed to gain momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“I’m in charge. Get out your maps. Let’s not run into each other.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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