Runaway synonyms and antonyms
rŭn'ə-wā'
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Part of speech:
beyond restraint
Of a situation, or machine that is not under control.
Not under control.
Overdue in payment:
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Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted:
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
on-the-run
(Idiomatic) Constantly traveling or moving from place to place.
A person who flees, especially from a legal process, persecution, or danger.
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juvenile offender
One who is absent without permission, especially from school.
disorderly (related)
Lacking regular or logical order or arrangement:
absconder
A person who absconds. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
eloper
Agent noun of elope; one who elopes.
A person who abandons one religion for another; apostate
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controlled (antonym)
Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
staying (antonym)
out of control
stable (antonym)
Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation:
One that has escaped, especially an escaped prisoner.
The definition of a refugee is someone who quickly leaves their home or country, because of some sort of harm or disaster.
An easily won victory
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Something that is easy and presents no difficulties, especially an easily won sports contest.
One, especially a girl, that sports and frolics.
Crazed with murderous frenzy:
running wild
seek (related)
One who flees, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice
easy (related)
An easy victory
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win (related)
(Slang) a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail)
control (related)
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.
(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.
A variety of the domestic pigeon.
One that has a sure chance of being chosen, as for a job or other position.
A derisive grimace, laugh, etc.; gibe
run away (related)
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drink-driver (related)
teenage (related)
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