Synonyms of chances (upon)

chances (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of chance (upon)

1

as in encounters

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

chanced upon my archenemy as I rounded a corner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encounters
• happens (upon)
• meets
• stumbles (upon)
• runs upon
• catches
• runs into
• bumps into
• confronts
• greets
• runs across
• crosses paths (with)
• hits (upon)
• crashes (into)
• faces
• salutes
• lights (upon)
• accosts
• crosses
• collides (with)
• passes
• reencounters
• tumbles (to)
• crisscrosses
• remeets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• escapes
• shakes
• eludes
• evades
• shuns
• ducks
• dodges

2

as in finds

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• encounters
• hits (upon)
• happens (on or upon)
• tumbles (upon)
• stumbles (on or onto)
• runs against
• meets
• pitches (upon)
• lights (on or upon)
• runs into
• runs upon
• comes across
• runs across
• bumps into
• faces
• discovers
• lucks (out, on, onto, or into)
• confronts
• turns up
• strikes