Synonyms of running off

running off

verb

present participle of run off

1

as in ejecting

to drive or force out

the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejecting
• dismissing
• chasing
• banishing
• casting out
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• turning out
• throwing out
• expelling
• turfing (out)
• evicting
• giving one the gate
• removing
• sending packing
• shutting out
• routing
• extruding
• reading out
• sacking
• outing
• bouncing
• firing
• ousting
• mustering out
• deforcing
• exiling
• dispossessing
• expatriating
• ostracizing
• terminating
• deporting
• releasing
• retiring
• discharging
• displacing
• pink-slipping
• canning
• axing
• cashiering
• defenestrating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking in
• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• welcoming
• entertaining
• lodging
• sheltering
• harboring
• housing

2

as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaping
• fleeing
• running away
• getting out
• flying
• breaking free
• breaking out (of)
• clearing out
• leaving
• lamming
• absconding
• walking out
• pulling out
• taking off
• moving
• shoving (off)
• avoiding
• going
• losing
• exiting
• evading
• departing
• sallying (forth)
• eluding
• shunning
• bringing off
• quitting
• rescuing
• eloping
• extricating
• releasing
• liberating
• springing
• disentangling
• freeing
• emancipating
• loosening
• loosing
• enfranchising
• decamping
• redeeming
• manumitting
• unfettering
• uncaging
• unbinding
• unchaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging around
• remaining
• lingering
• staying
• sticking around
• coming back
• dwelling
• abiding
• returning
• tarrying

3

as in flying

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• retreating
• fleeing
• bolting
• running away
• running
• bugging out
• escaping
• turning tail
• beating it
• beating a retreat
• making tracks
• hightailing (it)
• breaking
• getting (away)
• skipping (out)
• getting out
• making off
• clearing out
• lighting out
• skedaddling
• lamming
• mizzling
• absconding
• skirring
• scramming
• eloping
• decamping
• scarpering
• scatting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronting
• facing
• daring
• hanging around
• defying
• braving
• remaining
• lingering
• staying
• sticking around
• dwelling
• bearding
• abiding
• tarrying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of running off

In the series, Cash plays Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-con stepping in for the town’s injured Reverend with the intention of robbing worshippers and running off. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Arredondo-Garcia then ran in front of a car and smashed the front end of the car with his body before running off. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Surveillance video shows four masked men approaching a home before running off when they were confronted by the homeowner. — Abigail Velez, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Systems like Belgard’s permeable pavers allow rainwater to filter into the ground instead of running off, which helps manage stormwater and support a healthier landscape. — Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026

Moments later, a fight broke out between the trio, and the suspect pulled a gun and fired three shots at his rivals before running off. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Backstage, Juice Robinson questions where David Finlay and Clark Connors are running off to before challenging them to a Double Chain Tag Team Match at Redemption. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

To keep water from running off, use a low and slow method such as a soaker hose or drip irrigation to allow the water to slowly sink into the roots for deep watering. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

But so a modern car, like a Bronco, the powertrain’s running off electronics, right? — Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026