RUNNING OFF Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

running off

verb

present participle of run off

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

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as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again

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as in flying

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us

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Recent Examples of running off 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 Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Water experts are quick to point out that water running off fields or leaking out of canals filters into aquifers or drains back to the river. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 Applying less also means fewer nutrients running off into rivers and streams. — Nandita Basu, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 Video shows the horse attached to the carriage running off. — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 17 June 2026 As Louderback was running off the field, he was told by several people, including MU coach Bob Stull, that there had been a fifth down. — Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026 The water running off the farm tested thousands of times higher than federal drinking water standards for forever chemicals. — Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for running off

Verb

Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
In his early tenure, that tended to be doping positives, leading to ejecting some riders or teams.

— Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of ejecting

Verb

Mariano Rivera earned his 400th save, escaping two jams and getting six outs to preserve the New York Yankees’ 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
After all, even Earth's helium is slowly escaping our own atmosphere.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of flying

Verb

Sunday’s final will be his sixth World Cup match in total and first since dismissing Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie for covering his mouth while confronting Mexico’s Santiago Gimenez in the round of 32.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
In response, eBay's board wasted little time in dismissing the proposal.

— Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of dismissing

Verb

More than 500 people fleeing violence in Myanmar are feared dead after two boats disappeared in rough conditions off the country’s coast, according to two UN migration bodies.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
In 1994 Goma and surrounding areas received hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from the genocide and subsequent military operations that occurred in Rwanda that year, leading to a humanitarian crisis.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of fleeing

Verb

But Americans want to know that colleges are responding with urgency to the crisis in our public life, not retreating from it.

— Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
In the second World Cup semifinal, England struck first, taking a 1-0 lead early in the second half and then retreating into a defensive shell.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Definition of retreating

Verb

Most are from blacktip sharks, animals about six feet long that bite not out of hunger but confusion, in murky water, chasing baitfish and usually mistaking a swimmer’s foot for prey.

— Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Spain chasing defensive history Spain is chasing history as well.

— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

Kaplan went on to say even if they aren’t severely injured, dogs can simply get scared and start running away.

— Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 17 July 2026
The rescue comes as shelters across the region prepare for an influx of stray pets following Fourth of July celebrations, when fireworks often frighten dogs into running away from home.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026