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THESAURUS
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RELATED WORDS : act upon agreed upon alight upon bear down upon bear upon bid come blunder upon borne in upon build upon burst upon chance upon come come about come across come after come again come alive come along come and go come apart come around come at come away come back come back at come before come between come by come clean come close come down come down on come forth come forward come hell or high water come hither come hither look come home come in come in for come in handy come into come into being come near come of come of age come off come on come out come out of the closet come over come round come short come through come to come to grips come to hand come to life come to light come to mind come to nothing come to pass come to terms come to the fore come together come true come up come up against come up to come what may come with coming upon comment upon depend upon descend upon embark upon encroach upon enter upon expanding upon fall upon fasten upon fawn upon feed upon force upon frown upon gain upon happen upon hinge upon hit upon impose upon insist upon kingdom come light upon look down upon look upon marched upon obtrude upon pounce upon presume upon prevail upon put upon reflect upon set upon settle upon spring upon stumble upon supervene upon swoop down upon time to come to come touch upon tread upon upon upon one's guard visit upon wear upon weigh upon whatever may come

THESAURUS

come upon

alight upon, appear unexpectedly, arrive at, arrive upon, be unexpected, blunder upon, bob up, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come at, come on, come unawares, come up against, confront, creep up on, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall across, fall among, fall foul of, fall in with, fall upon, flash upon one, get at, happen upon, hit upon, light upon, meet, meet head-on, meet up with, meet with, pitch upon, pop up, pounce upon, reach, run across, run into, run smack into, run up against, run upon, strike upon, stumble on, stumble upon, tumble on, turn up

ROGET THESAURUS

come upon

Acquisition

VB acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather, collect, pick, pickup, glean, find, come upon, pitch upon, light upon, scrape up, scrape together, get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure, derive, draw, get in the harvest, profit, make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit, turn to profit, turn to account, make capital out of, make money by, obtain a return, reap the fruits of, reap an advantage, gain an advantage, turn a penny, turn an honest penny, make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill, make money, coin money, raise money, raise funds, raise the wind, fill one's pocket, treasure up, realize, clear, produce, take, get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate, replevy, redeem, come by one's own, come by, come in for, receive, inherit, step into a fortune, step into the shoes of, succeed to, get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at, take possession, come into possession, enter into possession, be profitable, pay, answer, accrue.

Arrival

VB arrive, get to, come to, come, reach, attain, come up with, come up to, overtake, make, fetch, complete, join, rejoin, light, alight, dismount, land, go ashore, debark, disembark, put in, put into, visit, cast anchor, pitch one's tent, sit down, get to one's journey's end, make the land, be in at the death, come back, get back, come home, get home, return, come in, make one's appearance, drop in, detrain, deplane, outspan, de-orbit, come to hand, come at, come across, hit, come upon, light upon, pop upon, bounce upon, plump upon, burst upon, pitch upon, meet, encounter, rencounter, come in contact.

Inexpectation

VB not expect, be taken by surprise, start, miscalculate, not bargain for, come upon, fall upon, be unexpected, come unawares, turn up, pop, drop from the clouds, come upon one, burst upon one, flash upon one, bounce upon one, steal upon one, creep upon one, come like a thunder clap, burst like a thunderclap, thunder bolt, take by surprise, catch by surprise, catch unawares, catch napping, yach, pounce upon, spring a mine upon, surprise, startle, take aback, electrify, stun, stagger, take away one's breath, throw off one's guard, astonish, dumbfound.