runaway

Meaning

Noun

1. A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
2. A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
3. (attributive, usually) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
4. The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
5. An overwhelming victory.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
2. (not-comparable) Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
3. (not-comparable) Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
4. (not-comparable) Easily won, as a contest.
5. (not-comparable) Accelerating out of control.
6. (not-comparable) Unchecked; rampant.
7. (informal, not-comparable) Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.

Synonyms

fugitive

escapee

deserter

escaped

fleer

refugee

flight

✈️

romp

blowout

laugher

escape

shoo-in

jail-breaker

walkaway

running

🏃

running away

skulker

slipshod

stray

sweep

truant

unrestrained

runagate

restive horse

abscondence

scutter

easily won

jugitive

absconder

prison breaker

desperadoes

elopement

escaping

fled

fleeing

frightened

getaway

harum-scarum

immeasurable

landslide

out of control

rampant

reckless

Translations

fuyard

Ausreißer

fuggitivo

fugitif

fugitivo

fuggiasco

fuyarde

Flüchtling

fugitive

δραπέτης

revok

vluchteling

fugueur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/

Etymology

Deverbal from run away.