Synonyms of run away

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verb

1

as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

ran away from an unhappy marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flee
• run off
• fly
• get out
• break free
• leave
• clear out
• break out (of)
• abscond
• avoid
• move
• walk out
• pull out
• go
• sally (forth)
• evade
• lose
• lam
• exit
• take off
• depart
• elude
• shun
• shove (off)
• quit
• rescue
• bring off
• elope
• liberate
• disentangle
• release
• extricate
• spring
• decamp
• free
• loose
• loosen
• redeem
• emancipate
• enfranchise
• unbind
• manumit
• unfetter
• uncage
• unchain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• dwell
• linger
• hang around
• abide
• stick around
• come back
• return
• tarry

2

as in to retreat

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the child runs away from large dogs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreat
• flee
• fly
• bolt
• run
• run off
• escape
• bug out
• beat a retreat
• turn tail
• hightail (it)
• break
• beat it
• make tracks
• get (away)
• get out
• skedaddle
• skip (out)
• light out
• make off
• clear out
• skirr
• abscond
• decamp
• elope
• scram
• lam
• scat
• scarper
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• face
• confront
• dare
• beard
• defy
• remain
• stay
• brave
• dwell
• linger
• hang around
• abide
• stick around
• tarry

runaway

2 of 3

adjective

as in rampant

showing no signs of being under control

a region plagued by runaway suburban sprawl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rampant
• uncontrolled
• unbridled
• unchecked
• abandoned
• unrestrained
• unbounded
• intemperate
• unhindered
• raw
• uncontrollable
• unhampered
• ungovernable
• riotous
• wild
• uninhibited
• barbaric
• hog wild

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• controlled
• hampered
• checked
• hindered
• restrained
• constrained
• governed
• temperate
• moderate
• curbed
• bridled
• tempered

runaway

3 of 3

noun

as in sweep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sweep
• blowout
• landslide
• capture
• romp
• conquest
• subjugation
• walkaway
• victory
• laugher
• win
• vanquishing
• mastery
• success
• triumph
• walkover
• palm
• shutout
• takeover
• squeaker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loss
• defeat
• beating
• whipping
• overthrow
• rout
• trimming
• failure
• upset
• disaster
• licking
• collapse
• washout
• decline
• debacle
• flop
• drubbing
• slump
• slip
• shellacking
• wane
• setback
• fizzle
• lurch
• débâcle
• nonsuccess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of run away

Verb

The You season 5 ending explained—here’s what happens to Joe The show’s final episode, and the tenth from season 5, sees Joe and Bronte—a central love interest and obsession of Joe’s this season played by Madeline Brewer—run away together. —Charley Ross, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025

Pick up small children: Don’t let kids run away from the bear. —Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025

Adjective

Trump officials also accuse the higher education sector of abusing the student loan system, invoking perennial complaints about runaway tuition and spiraling debt. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025

Thorne is coming off the back of the runaway success of Netflix’s Adolescence, which has become the streamer’s third most popular English-language show of all time in the space of just a few weeks. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025

Noun

Police believe that the teen, who was a frequent runaway and the mother to an 11-month-old baby, was staying at the home with Gress and his domestic partner, 37-year-old Michelle Brandes. —Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025

Unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries, which pose risks of thermal runaway, this company’s materials provide thermal stability and superior safety. —William Mullane, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025