RUNS DOWN Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

runs down

verb

present tense third-person singular of run down

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort finally ran down the answer after hours of research

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as in dismisses

to express scornfully one's low opinion of constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it

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Recent Examples of runs down Blood runs down Zack’s chin before his parents swear to tell the truth. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026 Neighbors say when storms hit, water runs down the parking lot on one side, off the road on another, and down a slope in the back. — Dan Snyder, CBS News, 29 July 2026 After the match, David Finlay attacks White before the rest of the Bang Bang Gang runs down to make the save. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 All of these cameras were previously approved for use and sale in the US, but are now set to be added to the Covered List once the 30-day clock runs down. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026 After Hurtado-Cariaco runs down the block, the agents get back into their vehicles. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 In our latest Set a VIBE edition, our June 2026 cover star runs down the songs that send his audience into full mosh pit mayhem. — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 July 2026 The hotel's Ajax Tavern, directly facing the mountain, has indoor and outdoor seating and is a great spot for a drink or hot bowl of soup (or, why not, a Wagyu cheeseburger with truffle fries) while watching people make their final runs down at the end of the day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026 West then runs down the alley and can be seen leaving the gun in bushes at 6770 Collins Avenue. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026

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The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Also screening is Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, another feature from Cannes, following a successful company director called Gleb, who finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of finds

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Warsh, conversely, advocates for the Fed to be more opaque, a strategy the author dismisses as misguided.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.

— Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of dismisses

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Co-locating energy-intensive facilities near the generation source minimizes these long-distance delivery losses.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
But some fans fear the introduction of an award defined by geography minimizes the value of artists’ work.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Definition of minimizes

Verb

Along the way Danny discovers that family is not always the one you are born into, but the one that believes in you when no one else will.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 July 2026
Alice craves mentorship but can’t help noting how often Nora drinks on the job; Nora, who discovers Alice having a panic attack in the bathroom, wonders whether the newbie stands a chance of making it in the Bureau.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of discovers

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Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
The female locates and stings a large insect such as a cicada or katydid and then brings it back to the burrow.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026