Run-in synonyms

rŭn'ĭn'

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skirmish
A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute:
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clash
An angry argument
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altercation
A vehement quarrel.
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argument
A discussion in which there is disagreement; dispute; debate
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confrontation
The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
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dispute
A disputing; argument; debate
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conflict (related)
A fight or struggle, esp. a protracted one; war
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battle
Armed fighting; combat:
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brush
A short, quick fight, skirmish, etc.
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fight
The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity:
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tiff
Liquor; esp., weak liquor
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let-go (antonym)
(Intransitive, with of and , with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
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free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
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exonerate (antonym)
(Now rare) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
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agreement (antonym)
(Countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
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harmony (antonym)
A state of agreement or orderly arrangement according to color, size, shape, etc.
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peace (antonym)
Inner contentment; serenity:
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bicker
An angry quarrel; a squabble.
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contention
The definition of contention is a struggle, dispute or something that someone argues about.
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debate
The definition of a debate is a formal discussion of the opposing sides of a specific subject or a formal contest of arguments.
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difficulty
Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
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disagreement
A quarrel.
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polemic
Polemic is a controversy, debate or dispute, or a person who is inclined to argue.
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quarrel
A tool, such as a stonemason's chisel, that has a squared head.
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spat
The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
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squabble
A noisy quarrel, often about a trivial matter.
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wrangle
The act of wrangling.
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hassle
A heated argument; squabble
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rhubarb
(Military) An RAF World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter bombers) seeking opportunity targets.
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tangle
(Informal) An argument or altercation.
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touch (related)
A facility; a knack:
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run (related)
To cause to enter; to thrust.
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row
A succession without a break or gap in time:
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an angry dispute
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dustup
A row; a dispute.
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running-in (related)
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run-from (related)
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run-through (related)
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tussle (related)
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bust-up (related)
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run out (related)
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Run-in Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • The character will run in the direction you tap.

  • 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.

  • He looked as if he.d survived a run-in with a blender.

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

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