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adjective

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1 being in effective operation

the car has been running for almost an entire day

Synonyms of running

active, alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, operational, operative, working

Words Related to running

effective, effectual

employable, operable, usable (also useable), viable, workable

performing, producing, productive, serving, useful, yielding

astir, bustling, busy, dynamic, flourishing, humming, roaring, thriving

Phrases Synonymous with running

in commission (or into commision), in force, in gear, on line

Near Antonyms of running

deactivated, decommissioned

ineffective, ineffectual, useless

inoperable, unusable, unworkable

arrested, asleep, dormant, fallow, idle, inert, latent, lifeless, nonproductive, quiescent, sleepy, stagnating, unproductive, vegetating

Antonyms of running

broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative

2 going on and on without any interruptions

a running struggle just to make ends meet

Synonyms of running

ceaseless, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, incessant, nonstop, perpetual, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting

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dateless, deathless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, interminable, permanent, undying, unending

changeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying

durable, enduring, lasting, persistent

imperishable, indestructible

Near Antonyms of running

intermittent, periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurring

alternate, alternating, cyclic (or cyclical), rhythmic (or rhythmical), seasonal, serial

erratic, fitful, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady

Antonyms of running

discontinuous, noncontinuous

running

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of running

in succession without others coming in between

he won the championship five times running

Synonyms of running

back-to-back, consecutively, hand running [dialect], sequentially, seriatim, successionally, successively, together

Words Related to running

serially

constantly, continually, continuingly, continuously, night and day, repeatedly, unceasingly, uninterruptedly

subsequently

Phrases Synonymous with running

on end

Near Antonyms of running

discontinuously, intermittently, interruptedly

running

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of running

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

left the running of the corporation to his subordinates

Synonyms of running

administration, care, charge, conduct, control, direction, governance, government, guidance, handling, intendance, management, operation, oversight, presidency, regulation, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervision

Words Related to running

generalship, leadership, rulership

agency

aegis (also egis), custody, guardianship, keeping, lap, protection, safekeeping, trust, tutelage, ward

engineering, logistics, machination, manipulation

coadministration, codirection, comanagement

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