Synonyms of runs away

runs away

verb

present tense third-person singular of run away

1

as in escapes

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

ran away from an unhappy marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escapes
• flees
• runs off
• flies
• breaks free
• gets out
• leaves
• breaks out (of)
• clears out
• absconds
• lams
• moves
• goes
• avoids
• exits
• walks out
• takes off
• pulls out
• loses
• evades
• departs
• eludes
• shoves (off)
• sallies (forth)
• shuns
• rescues
• quits
• elopes
• brings off
• springs
• releases
• extricates
• liberates
• disentangles
• emancipates
• decamps
• manumits
• frees
• loosens
• redeems
• uncages
• unfetters
• looses
• enfranchises
• unbinds
• unchains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remains
• stays
• lingers
• dwells
• hangs around
• sticks around
• abides
• comes back
• returns
• tarries

2

as in retreats

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the child runs away from large dogs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreats
• flees
• flies
• runs
• bolts
• runs off
• escapes
• beats a retreat
• breaks
• turns tail
• hightails (it)
• beats it
• makes tracks
• gets (away)
• bugs out
• gets out
• skips (out)
• makes off
• clears out
• lights out
• skedaddles
• absconds
• lams
• skirrs
• elopes
• decamps
• mizzles
• scats
• scrams
• scarpers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronts
• faces
• dares
• defies
• remains
• hangs around
• stays
• braves
• lingers
• dwells
• beards
• sticks around
• abides
• tarries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of runs away

And when the guy is maybe 20 meters away, the cameraman packs up the camera and runs away. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026

The title refers to a story-fable about a horse that runs away, only to turn up at a time of crisis. — Hillel Italie, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Garcia runs away screaming toward a third officer and drops the stick before he’s pushed down into a bed of bushes growing along the street curb. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Best gets out of the vehicle, then runs away with police chasing after him. — Dave Collins, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026

In this delightfully science-minded historical fiction novel, one of the main characters runs away from her family to do astronomy while the other clocks up multiple major scientific expeditions under her belt. — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026

In this fluffy romance novel, burnt out pop star Amelia Rose runs away in the middle of the night to the Hallmark-worthy town of Rome. — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026

The organ is dropped on the floor and a dog in the waiting room, who'd accidentally consumed marijuana, snaps it up and runs away with it. — Ana Calderone, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025

Their away form is a conundrum for Howe, who, at different times, has presided over a Newcastle team that has gone on both long unbeaten and winless runs away from St James’ Park. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025