Synonyms for come upon
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Find — to discover or find, especially by chance or accident
find, chance on, light upon, happen upon, light, fall upon, chance, discover, strike, attain
2. Come across
come across, encounter, stumble on, run across, stumble upon, stumble against, stumble across
Other
luck into informal
Definitions
- v. 1
To discover or find, especially by chance or accident.
We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking.
- v. 2
To befall; to affect; to happen to.
I pray no harm will come upon you.
Example sentences
- find Everywhere you go, you will find the same scenery.
- encounter The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
By length
- 4 letters
- find1
- 5 letters
- light1
- 6 letters
- chance1, strike1, attain2
- 8 letters
- discover3
- 9 letters
- encounter3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attain2 = 2 syllables).