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See definition of stumble upon on Dictionary.com
  • as income across
  • as income up with
  • as infind
  • as inhappen
  • as inlearn

synonyms for stumble upon

  • bump into
  • discover
  • notice
  • uncover
  • unearth
  • chance upon
  • happen upon
  • hit upon
  • light upon
  • meet
On this page you'll find 174 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stumble upon, such as: bump into, discover, notice, uncover, unearth, and chance upon.

antonyms for stumble upon

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  • miss
    • avoid
    • leave
    • lose
    • miss
    • overlook
    • pass by
    • misunderstand
    • neglect
    • fail
    • fall short
    • forfeit
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    How to use stumble upon in a sentence

    You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
    MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
    Some day he might stumble upon some tryst, or open a letter, or overhear a gossip's careless word.
    WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?RUPERT HUGHES
    The strictest Virtue may sometimes stumble upon an Ill Sight.
    A SHORT VIEW OF THE IMMORALITY, AND PROFANENESS OF THE ENGLISH STAGEJEREMY COLLIER
    All history shows that it vanishes before the temptations of any Vinland which the frozen barbarians stumble upon.
    THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOL. 13, NO. 76, FEBRUARY, 1864VARIOUS
    It was an extraordinary sight to stumble upon, here on the edge of the uninhabited desert.
    A WAYFARER IN CHINAELIZABETH KENDALL
    Thus by accident did she stumble upon the very weapon wherewith to make an utter rout of all Caron's resolutions.
    THE TRAMPLING OF THE LILIESRAFAEL SABATINI
    We could not see ten yards before us, and never knew what we should stumble upon next.
    WITH THE WORLD'S GREAT TRAVELLERS, VOLUME 2VARIOUS
    I put it to one side for fear some one will stumble upon it, intelligently; I respond to a meaning which the thing has.
    DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATIONJOHN DEWEY
    As they are overlooked by the local historians, it is not likely that a casual visitor should stumble upon them.
    A DESCRIPTION OF MODERN BIRMINGHAMCHARLES PYE
    Why should he just stumble upon the word, to chill her with the awful question whether she would have to tell him.
    THE GREY WIG: STORIES AND NOVELETTESISRAEL ZANGWILL
    SYNONYM OF THE DAY
    OCTOBER 26, 1985
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    WORDS RELATED TO STUMBLE UPON

    • bumped into
    • chance upon
    • discovered
    • happened upon
    • hit upon
    • light upon
    • met
    • noticed
    • stumbled upon
    • uncovered
    • unearthed
    Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.