BUMPED INTO Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

bumped into

phrase

past tense of bump into

as in encountered

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face I bumped into Kenny the other day.

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as in found

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance Turn any corner in the old city and you're likely to bump into a piece of history.

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Recent Examples of bumped into When a bubble bumped into the cell, their membranes would fuse, releasing the supplies inside. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026

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ran into

Phrase

In that case, two Bay Area men successfully summited the mountain but ran into trouble during their descent below Red Banks.

— James Ward, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Wildlife is everywhere—our group ran into several deer during the round.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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