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runaway

/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Runaway means: an easy victory.

Synonyms for runaway8

noun, as in an easy victory

blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway

noun, as in someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

fugitive, fleer

adjective, as in completely out of control

uncontrolled

What does runaway mean?3

noun

1

an easy victory

2

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation“fugitives from the sweatshops”

adjective

1

completely out of control“runaway inflation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Runaway in a sentence

  • If not for carbon offsetting, we'd be in danger of runaway emissions.letsgolanguages
  • The police are in pursuit of the runaway.CK
  • The officer said that runaway kids weren't his problem and walked away.Amastan
  • Ziri watched the children chase after the runaway balloon.always
  • He is rude, lazy, a runaway.Hybrid
  • A hunt is on for the runaway.Swift
  • Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.unknown
  • My boss has been trumpeting the virtues of yet another runaway bestselling managerial strategy guide.papabear

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of runaway

as a noun

plural
runaways