Synonyms for come across
come across

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1. fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discoververb

   find unexpectedly

   "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

   Synonyms:
   detect, come over, chance upon, distinguish, excise, let out, hear, bring out, identify, hit, arrive at, disclose, attain, let on, chance on, describe, get word, reach, take, key, fall upon, meet, strike, reveal, move, assume, enter upon, see, find out, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, give away, fall, divulge, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, achieve, pick up, run across, resonate, observe, get a line, notice, key out, mint, strickle, name, accomplish, impress, expose, take up, come to, expunge, unwrap, break, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, discover, luck into, find, make

2. come acrossverb

   be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

   Synonyms:
   chance on, chance upon, resonate, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, meet, light upon, come over, encounter, discover, attain, come upon, run across, see

3. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, seeverb

   come together

   "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

   Synonyms:
   ensure, project, hit, interpret, examine, look, experience, get word, visualise, take on, come upon, fit, assure, image, fancy, run across, go steady, fulfill, learn, fill, receive, run into, discover, light upon, escort, fall upon, contact, pick up, cope with, visit, collide with, reckon, consider, happen, suffer, regard, get a line, get wind, chance on, figure, take care, match, converge, gather, control, ascertain, come over, attend, date, realize, check, meet, go out, witness, attain, strike, chance, catch, forgather, construe, find out, foregather, see, jar against, satisfy, visualize, picture, fulfil, bump into, find, conform to, knock against, go through, take in, view, chance upon, assemble, see to it, butt against, insure, bump, hear, impinge on, envision, happen upon, determine, play, encounter, watch, resonate, touch, understand, get together, realise, adjoin

4. come across, come oververb

   communicate the intended meaning or impression

   "He came across very clearly"

   Synonyms:
   chance on, chance upon, resonate, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, meet, light upon, come over, encounter, discover, attain, come upon, run across, see

5. resonate, come acrossverb

   be received or understood

   Synonyms:
   encounter, chance upon, resonate, fall upon, chance on, strike, run into, meet, light upon, happen upon, discover, attain, vibrate, come upon, come over, run across, see

Matched Categories

1. • Appear
   • Communicate
   • Find

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1. Jessica Dereschuk:

   (She) was one of the most vibrant, crazy, compassionate, loyal balls of energy you could ever come across in life, a conversation with her could either leave you full of adrenaline or utterly exhausted. She was a spitfire and with Sami you never knew what she'd throw your way - but you always knew she would be there for you. She was awesome like that.

2. Greg Davis:

   We have increased numbers across the board, every day, so we're doing the best we can to make apprehensions, we're very concerned forespecially our small communities, where we had people coming in, that they may come across a rancher's house and we've had instances where they've kicked in the doors.

3. Matthew Bennett:

   The story that we can read from the tracks is that the humans were stalking; following in the footsteps, precisely in the footsteps of the sloth, while it was being distracted and turning, somebody else would come across and try and deliver the killer blow. It's an interesting story and it's all written in the footprints.

4. Produce Express:

   I’ve been doing this for 30 years and I have never come across insects inside of our lemons, we have never had one report of lemons being infested with maggots or worms. We are USDA-certified and have passed all of our health inspections.

5. Van Vleuten:

   I got super nervous when Dygert started to come across because she is special.