Synonyms of run through

run through 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to puncture

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puncture
• pierce
• stab
• pick
• jab
• stick
• peck
• pink
• spit
• spike
• lance
• spear
• transpierce
• impale
• slice
• transfix
• poke
• skewer
• gore
• punch
• harpoon
• spindle
• perforate
• thrust
• riddle
• pike
• knife
• cut
• prick
• bayonet
• poniard
• quill
• gimlet
• prong
• pinprick
• dirk

2

as in to spend

to use up carelessly

how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spend
• lose
• throw away
• trifle (away)
• waste
• fritter (away)
• play ducks and drakes with
• lavish
• fiddle away
• squander
• dissipate
• blow
• misspend
• consume
• lay out
• splurge
• exhaust
• deplete
• impoverish
• indulge
• expend
• disburse
• shoot
• overspend
• overindulge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserve
• protect
• preserve
• economize
• save
• lay up
• skimp
• scrimp
• hoard

run-through

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noun

ˈrən-ˌthrü 

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• brief
• rundown
• recap
• précis
• résumé
• summa
• summing-up
• recapitulation
• inventory
• synopsis
• sum-up
• roundup
• summarization
• digest
• encapsulation
• conspectus
• breviary
• abstract
• wrap-up
• capsule
• sum
• compendium
• epitome
• abridgment
• shortening
• streamlining
• condensation
• abbreviation
• curtailment
• simplification
• reprise
• epilogue
• rehash
• compend
• conclusion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• amplification
• enlargement
• supplement
• addendum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of run through

Verb

For most of the last decade the path to the Super Bowl in the AFC ran through Kansas City, home of Ted Lasso, wait, is that Missouri or Kansas (season four joke). — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

After practice, all of the Cowboys players ran through a handshake line with the military personnel on the field, including Prescott. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Noun

But there’s always going to be a market for reassuring familiarity — a run-through of someone’s greatest hits to a rhythm of rise, fall, and redemption, touching on the darker stuff only on the way to a triumphant close. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Jordan, in fact, completed his first run-through of the show less than an hour before chatting with THR. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026