Runaway Synonyms and Antonyms

rŭn'ə-wā'

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Synonyms for Runaway

out-of-control
Of a situation, or machine that is not under control.
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on-the-lam
Running away, usually from the police; on the run.
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escaping
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out-of-hand
Not under control.
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beyond restraint
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fleeing
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delinquent
Overdue in payment:
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running
(Medicine) Discharging pus.
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escaped
That or who has escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.
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loose
Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted:
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wild
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
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on-the-run
(Idiomatic) Constantly traveling or moving from place to place.
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fugitive
A person who flees, especially from a legal process, persecution, or danger.
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deserter
Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days
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juvenile offender
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truant
One who is absent without permission, especially from school.
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escapee
One that has escaped, especially an escaped prisoner.
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refugee
The definition of a refugee is someone who quickly leaves their home or country, because of some sort of harm or disaster.
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walkaway
An easily won victory
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walkover
Something that is easy and presents no difficulties, especially an easily won sports contest.
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romp
One, especially a girl, that sports and frolics.
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amuck
Crazed with murderous frenzy:
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absconder
A person who absconds. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
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eloper
Agent noun of elope; one who elopes.
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renegade
A person who abandons one religion for another; apostate
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blowout
(Slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt. Often occurs when one team is superior to the other.
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laugher
A variety of the domestic pigeon.
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shoo-in
One that has a sure chance of being chosen, as for a job or other position.
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fleer
A derisive grimace, laugh, etc.; gibe
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Antonyms for Runaway

staying
out of control
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stable
Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation:
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steady
Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
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Words Related to Runaway

disorderly
Lacking regular or logical order or arrangement:
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seek
One who flees, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice
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easy
An easy victory
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win
(Slang) a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail)
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control
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
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run away
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drink-driver
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teenage
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Runaway Sentence Examples

  • Carmen stared at him, trying to follow his runaway thought train.

  • It was a simple runaway.

  • Betsy had referred it as an afterthought, suspecting the young girl was a runaway.

  • According to one account, he distinguished himself by stopping the runaway horses of her carriage; according to another, he only picked up her handkerchief; a third and scandalous explanation of his fortune has been given.

  • This crime, originally confined to runaway convicts, was now committed by young men born in the colony, familiar with its mountains and forests, who were good horsemen and excellent shots.

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