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Synonyms & Antonyms of run
(Entry 1 of 5)
- we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus
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- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- course,
- foot (it),
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- hoof (it),
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- leg (it),
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- rush,
- rustle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- tear,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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- rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise
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- water running down the window
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- run and get the nurse
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- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bundle,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- career,
- chase,
- course,
- crack (on),
- dash,
- drive,
- fly,
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- highball,
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- jump,
- motor,
- nip,
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- rush,
- rustle,
- scoot,
- scurry,
- scuttle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- step,
- tear,
- travel,
- trot,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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- the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
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- her makeup started to run when she got in the pool
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- learning to run the family business
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- administer,
- administrate,
- carry on,
- conduct,
- control,
- direct,
- govern,
- guide,
- handle,
- keep,
- manage,
- operate,
- overlook,
- oversee,
- preside (over),
- regulate,
- steward,
- superintend,
- supervise,
- tend
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- in olden days mills were run by flowing water
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- that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars
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- bring,
- cost,
- fetch,
- go (for),
- sell (for)
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- he's been running with a bad crowd lately
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- if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
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run
nounSynonyms of run (Entry 2 of 5)
- the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market
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- a run full of catfish
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- the actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show
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- gave the dogs the run of the place
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- with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs
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run (over)
verb (2)Synonyms of run (over) (Entry 3 of 5)
- I could run over right now if that's good for you
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run over
verb (3)Synonyms of run over (Entry 4 of 5)
- let's run over this dance number one more time
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ran
verb (4)Synonyms & Antonyms of ran (Entry 5 of 5)
- we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus
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- barreled
- (or barrelled),
- belted,
- blasted,
- blazed,
- blew,
- bolted,
- bombed
- [slang],
- bowled,
- breezed,
- bustled,
- buzzed,
- cannonballed,
- careened,
- coursed,
- footed (it),
- hared,
- hastened,
- hied,
- hoofed (it),
- hotfooted (it),
- humped,
- hurled,
- hurried,
- hurtled,
- hustled,
- jetted,
- legged (it),
- pelted,
- raced,
- rammed,
- ripped,
- rocketed,
- rushed,
- rustled,
- shot,
- sped
- (or speeded),
- tore,
- whirled,
- whisked,
- zipped,
- zoomed
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- rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise
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- absconded,
- cleared out,
- decamped,
- eloped,
- escaped,
- got (away),
- got out,
- lammed,
- lit
- (or lighted out),
- made off,
- mizzled
- [chiefly British],
- scarpered
- [British],
- scatted,
- scrammed,
- skipped (out),
- skirred
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- water running down the window
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- run and get the nurse
Synonyms for ran
- barreled
- (or barrelled),
- belted,
- blasted,
- blazed,
- blew,
- bolted,
- bombed
- [slang],
- bowled,
- breezed,
- bundled,
- bustled,
- buzzed,
- cannonballed,
- careened,
- careered,
- chased,
- coursed,
- cracked (on),
- dashed,
- drove,
- flew,
- hared,
- hastened,
- hied,
- highballed,
- hotfooted (it),
- humped,
- hurled,
- hurried,
- hurtled,
- hustled,
- jetted,
- jumped,
- motored,
- nipped,
- pelted,
- raced,
- rammed,
- ripped,
- rocketed,
- rushed,
- rustled,
- scooted,
- scurried,
- scuttled,
- shot,
- sped
- (or speeded),
- stepped,
- tore,
- traveled
- (or travelled),
- trotted,
- whirled,
- whisked,
- zipped,
- zoomed
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- the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
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- her makeup started to run when she got in the pool
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- learning to run the family business
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- in olden days mills were run by flowing water
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- that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars
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- he's been running with a bad crowd lately
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- affiliated,
- allied,
- attached,
- banded,
- bonded,
- clubbed,
- collaborated,
- colluded,
- confederated,
- conjoined,
- connected,
- cooperated,
- coupled,
- ganged,
- got along,
- got on,
- grouped,
- interrelated,
- joined,
- knotted,
- leagued,
- linked,
- mingled,
- mixed,
- rallied,
- related,
- sided,
- socialized,
- teamed,
- tied,
- wedded
- (also wed)
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- if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
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