Synonyms of ran against

ran against

phrase

past tense of run against

as in found

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

It surprised her that she ran against some resistance when she presented her plan for the company.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• encountered
• ran into
• happened (on or upon)
• hit (upon)
• bumped into
• ran across
• came across
• met
• pitched (upon)
• lighted (on or upon)
• stumbled (on or onto)
• tumbled (upon)
• ran upon
• lit (on or upon)
• chanced (upon)
• faced
• confronted
• discovered
• lucked (out, on, onto, or into)
• turned up
• struck