Another word for runaway | Synonyms for runaway

Another word for runaway

runaway Synonyms

runaway

modif.

fleeing, running, escaping, escaped, fugitive, loose, out of control, out of hand, beyond restraint, delinquent, wild, on the loose, on the run, on the lam*; see also disorderly 1.

runaway Synonyms

runaway

n.

fugitive, deserter, juvenile offender, truant; see delinquent, fugitive.

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Another word for runaway

noun

One who flees, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:
escapee, fugitive, refugee. See seek
(Informal)
An easy victory:
walkaway, walkover. (Slang) romp. See easy, win

adjective

Fleeing or having fled, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:
escaped, fugitive. See seek
Out of control:
amuck, uncontrolled. Idioms: out of hand, running wild. See control

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Carmen stared at him, trying to follow his runaway thought train.
The middle and lower parts of ' the Bukhtarma valley have been colonized since the 18th century by runaway Russian peasants - serfs and nonconformists (Raskolniks) - who created there a free republic on Chinese territory; and after this part of the valley was annexed to Russia in 1869, it was rapidly colonized.
One real runaway slave, among the rest, whom I helped to forward toward the north star.
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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