Synonyms of ran on

ran on

verb

past tense of run on

1

as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatted
• talked
• conversed
• blew smoke
• rattled
• shot the breeze
• prated
• pattered
• talked a blue streak
• chattered
• discussed
• chewed the fat
• chaffered
• palavered
• nattered
• visited
• rapped
• babbled
• gassed
• gabbed
• gabbled
• cackled
• blabbed
• prattled
• schmoozed
• jabbered
• jawed
• chinned
• kibitzed
• twittered
• gossiped
• tattled
• descanted
• expatiated
• yapped
• yammered
• yakked

2

as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

allow the savings account to run on for now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remained
• continued
• lasted
• persisted
• held on
• kept up
• stayed
• perdured
• bode
• endured
• held up
• lingered
• survived
• stuck around
• prevailed
• carried through
• abided
• tarried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• finished
• passed
• stopped
• ended
• closed
• concluded
• wound up
• ceased
• died (down)
• terminated
• expired
• discontinued
• quit
• left off
• lapsed
• desisted
• subsided
• abated
• let up
• waned
• moderated
• ebbed

3

as in went on

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point

she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• went on
• rambled
• rattled
• blathered (on)
• ran one's mouth
• maundered
• wandered
• strayed
• deviated
• chatted
• digressed
• driveled
• sidetracked
• prated
• pattered
• chattered
• waffled
• blithered
• burbled
• gabbed
• blabbered
• gabbled
• drooled
• blabbed
• gibbered
• prattled
• jabbered
• bumbled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ran on

Nobody ran on the field playing a banjo to defend America's honor. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

For example, a client’s original software build ran on no-code, which was functional for a time but eventually led to friction. — Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

But Pratt, a Trump-friendly Republican in a deep-blue city, ran on a promise of radical reform at City Hall. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The model will handle document-review tasks that previously ran on Claude. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Paramount+ is also streaming all eight episodes of the first season, which ran on BET+ and BET previously, free on their YouTube channel. — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Platner ran on a progressive platform centered on affordability, universal health care and getting corporate money and influence out of politics. — Saige Miller, NPR, 10 July 2026

El-Sayed ran on a Sanders-esque populist platform, including a call for single-payer health care and to raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

The former hedge fund manager ran on a progressive platform, promising to slash electricity bills by 25%, build 1 million new homes and rollout single-payer health insurance. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026