Synonyms of happening (upon)

happening (upon)

verb

present participle of happen (upon)

as in encountering

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

happened upon the hotel manager in the lobby and promptly complained about the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountering
• stumbling (upon)
• meeting
• running into
• chancing (upon)
• bumping into
• running across
• running upon
• confronting
• crossing paths (with)
• catching
• greeting
• crashing (into)
• hitting (upon)
• colliding (with)
• lighting (upon)
• tumbling (to)
• facing
• accosting
• saluting
• crossing
• passing
• crisscrossing
• reencountering
• remeeting
• re-encountering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shaking
• avoiding
• escaping
• evading
• dodging
• eluding
• shunning
• ducking