BUMP INTO Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

bump into

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Definition of bump into

as in encounter

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 find

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 bump into Two of the men told Garcia the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop. — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 After attacking the pair, Lambert backed up and bumped into Counts, who had not been involved in the fight, the affidavit says. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026 On the way there, Stuart and Bert (Brian Posehn) bump into Stuart’s old flame Denise (Lauren Lapkus) — now a common thief — and her boyfriend Gary (Tommy Walker) who decide to help them. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 July 2026 The motorcycle continued moving down the ramp, bumping into the guard rail and stopping on the exit ramp, law enforcement recorded. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bump into

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run into

Phrase

During the escape, Guerrero ran into and knocked down a deputy district attorney and damaged the courtroom door.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Weeks after its liftoff in early July to boost the decaying orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which launched in 2004, LINK ran into trouble, spinning out of control and suffering sporadic communications.

— Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

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