RUN-ON Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

run on

verb

Definition of run on

as in to chat

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

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Relevance

as in to remain

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state allow the savings account to run on for now

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as in to ramble

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

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Verb

Visitors are immediately greeted by a large living area, filled with plenty of spaces to sit and chat with others.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
However, OpenAI says advertisers do not receive your conversations, chat history or memories.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of chat

Verb

Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.

— Kendrick Calfee June 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026

Definition of ramble

Verb

Fleming by body camera footage, approached Parker, who was talking on his cellphone.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Maybe a family watches a favorite performer together, while nearby strangers start talking because someone forgot sunscreen and their friend packed enough for six people.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of talk

Verb

Cage-rattling instead of bridge-building from a coach with no track record in the pros.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Now a new report on the fallout from the investigation into that flyover is rattling the Defense Department and could lead to further delay in replacing the Army leader ousted for refusing to kill the probe.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rattle

Verb

Researchers have built ArabCulture-Dialogue, the first benchmark for testing whether leading AI models can understand and converse in Modern Standard Arabic and 13 national dialects.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of converse

Verb

In 2012, however, Curry suffered a severe stroke that left him with lasting mobility issues and affected his ability to perform.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
If that disputed relief materializes, officials say the district’s cash could last until April, providing additional runway to identify longer-term solutions.

— Chaewon Chung Updated August 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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