Synonyms of runs through

runs through

verb

present tense third-person singular of run through

1

as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabs
• punctures
• pierces
• picks
• jabs
• sticks
• pecks
• spits
• transpierces
• spikes
• transfixes
• impales
• spears
• lances
• slices
• skewers
• pokes
• gores
• punches
• harpoons
• pinks
• perforates
• spindles
• riddles
• cuts
• thrusts
• pricks
• quills
• pikes
• poniards
• bayonets
• knifes
• gimlets
• dirks
• prongs
• pinpricks

2

as in spends

to use up carelessly

how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• throws away
• loses
• wastes
• misspends
• fritters (away)
• plays ducks and drakes with
• trifles (away)
• fiddles away
• dissipates
• squanders
• lavishes
• blows
• makes ducks and drakes of
• consumes
• lays out
• depletes
• exhausts
• impoverishes
• indulges
• disburses
• overindulges
• splurges
• overspends
• expends
• shoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserves
• protects
• preserves
• economizes
• saves
• lays up
• skimps
• scrimps
• hoards