Synonyms of hits (upon)

hits (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hit (upon)

as in finds

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

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