Escape
Escape verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.
Stumble upon is an antonym for escape.
Stumble upon
Stumble upon verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Usage example: stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport
Escape is an antonym for stumble upon.
Both terms in one sentence
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That's about it for the next few hours, although Lara does stumble upon one of these "guardians" and gets a brief glimpse of it before she is forced to escape.
Source: Video Game / Tomb Raider (2013) - Monster Is a Mommy: After you defeat the Demon, you stumble upon a room full of his/her/its eggs, which you have to destroy before you can escape its lair.
Source: Video Game / Clash At Demonhead -
Innocent Bystander: In "Penguin's Umbrella", a poor cop happened to stumble upon Victor and his henchwomen gunning for the injured Gordon, buying Gordon enough time to escape at the cost of her life.
Source: Series / Gotham
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