RAN DOWN Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

ran down

verb

Definition of ran down next

past tense of run down

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort finally ran down the answer after hours of research

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as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it

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Recent Examples of ran down The verbal altercation continued as both players ran down the court following the free throw. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026 Her shoulders shook and tears ran down her face. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026 Doncic yelled at the crowd and ran down court shaking his head. —

Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Strickland won the match and was looking to deliver more damage to King before Omega ran down to the ring and chased him off. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Ahead of a global tour in support of Oneohtrix’s engrossing eleventh studio album, Tranquilizer, Lopatin ran down a selection songs that have defined and shaped him over the last four decades, from Winthrop to today. —

Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026 Prosecutors said Haney intentionally drove his SUV onto the Commonwealth Avenue Mall near the intersection with Hereford Street and ran down Axelrod, who was walking his dog at the time. —

Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026 The piers of an unfinished, elevated toll road, the Skyway, ran down the center of one of the streets, Gregorio Araneta Avenue, which also happened to be the home of Manila’s new boom industry, a mile-and-a-half-long strip of funeral homes, florists, and crematoria. —

Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Gold buttons ran down the front placket of the coat, while the midi skirt of the coat flowed for a sense of movement. —

Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026

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Its founding principles—informed by an environmentally-conscious ethos and values which ‘protect the islands, support local communities, and do business in a…fair and future-focused way,’ says Dixon—mirrored those at Nikoi, and still hold strong today.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
And the three who founded it in 1998 ran two unlicensed boarding schools in Missouri that have since been closed amid abuse allegations.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026