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Synonyms for come across

  • verb

Most common

chance on run across come upon encounter come in come through come around resonate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Chance on — to find, usually by accident

chance on, run across, come upon, encounter, see, run into, meet, light upon, happen upon, fall upon, chance, happen on, strike, happen across, discover, luck into informal, stumble on, stumble upon, attain, stumble against, stumble across

2. Come over — to give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image; to seem or appear (to be some way)

come over, come off

Other

come through, come in, come around, resonate

Antonyms

lose

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image; to seem or appear (to be some way).

    How did she come across to you?

  2. v. 2

    To find, usually by accident.

    In the dark he came across an old box by accident.

Example sentences

  • encounter The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.

By length

3 letters
see1
4 letters
meet1
6 letters
chance1, strike1, attain2
8 letters
discover3, resonate3
9 letters
encounter3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attain2 = 2 syllables).

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