Run-in Synonyms and Antonyms

rŭnĭn
A brief, hostile exposure to or contact with something such as danger or opposition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. brush
  2. encounter
  3. skirmish
  4. altercation
  5. clash
  6. argument
  7. battle
  8. quarrel
  9. confrontation
  10. wrangle
  11. dispute
  12. row
  13. fight
  14. tiff
  15. words
  16. dustup
Antonyms:
  1. agreement
  2. harmony
  3. peace
Arrest
(Verb)
Antonyms:
  1. let-go
  2. free
  3. exonerate

Words Related to Run-in

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. conflict
  2. touch
  3. run
  4. running-in
  5. run-from
  6. run-through
  7. tussle
  8. bust-up

Run-in Sentence Examples

  • The character will run in the direction you tap.

  • Itching to relieve some of her own nervous energy after the run-in with the vamps, she'd reached the door when Jonny spoke again.

  • Rather than taking souls and risking a run-in with him or his dealers, the demons snatched the dead or killed whomever they wanted and brought them here, where they'd have more time for soul extraction.

  • But he was alive and in one piece after his run-in with the Other.

  • The streets are of all widths, and of all degrees of crookedness, and run in all directions.

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