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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

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aid assist avoid disallow discontinue dodge help hold keep refuse reject support surrender yield

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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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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

Some companies are also betting on smartphones, although attempts to ditch apps for agentic AI have so far run into problems with computing power and gaining permission to access on-device tools run by different firms.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 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

Mrs. Mary Redfield hadn’t known the family long; but she’d run into the girls on the main road a few days back.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

run into

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