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Synonyms for run up against

  • verb

Most common

run into hit up against run across encounter

All synonyms

Verb

run into, run across, hit up against, encounter

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To begin to encounter problems with (someone or something).

    The latest model has run up against the limits of its technical capacity.

Example sentences

  • encounter The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.

By length

9 letters
encounter3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (encounter3 = 3 syllables).