An escapee from Sydney's Long Bay Jail was recaptured today.
Synonyms
runaway,
escaper,
refugee,
fugitive,
deserter,
truant,
absconder
in the sense of loose
Definition
free or released from confinement or restraint
He was chased by a loose dog.
Synonyms
untethered,
free,
roaming,
at large,
on the run,
fugitive,
unconfined
in the sense of rampant
Definition
growing or spreading uncontrollably
the rampant corruption of the administration
Synonyms
widespread,
rank,
epidemic,
prevalent,
rife,
exuberant,
uncontrolled,
unchecked,
unrestrained,
luxuriant,
profuse,
spreading like wildfire
in the sense of refugee
Definition
a person who has fled from some danger, such as war or political persecution
an application for refugee status
Synonyms
exile,
asylum seeker,
émigré,
displaced person,
runaway,
fugitive,
escapee,
stateless person
in the sense of truant
Definition
a pupil who stays away from school without permission
She became a truant at the age of eighteen.
Synonyms
absentee,
skiver (British, slang),
shirker,
dodger,
runaway,
delinquent,
deserter,
straggler,
malingerer
in the sense of unchecked
Definition
not prevented from continuing or growing
Brutality and lawlessness are allowed to go unchecked.
Synonyms
uncontrolled,
out of control,
rampant,
out of hand,
full-on (informal),
unbridled,
riotous,
unrestrained,
running wild,
undisciplined,
untrammelled,
ungoverned,
uncurbed
Synonyms of 'runaway'
runaway
Explore 'runaway' in the dictionary
1 (adjective)
Definition
(of a race or victory) easily won
a runaway success
Synonyms
easily won
easy
This is not an easy task.
effortless
In a single effortless motion, he scooped Frannie into his arms.
2 (adjective)
Definition
no longer under control
The runaway car careered into a bench.
Synonyms
out of control
uncontrolled
driverless
3 (adjective)
a runaway horse
Synonyms
escaped
wild
fleeing
loose
He was chased by a loose dog.
fugitive
Love is as fugitive and insubstantial as smoke, yet we all pursue it.
4 (adjective)
Such a mix of policies would normally lead to runaway inflation.
Synonyms
uncontrolled
His uncontrolled behaviour disturbed the whole class.
out of control
rampant
the rampant corruption of the administration
unchecked
Brutality and lawlessness are allowed to go unchecked.
(noun)
Definition
a person or animal that runs away
a teenage runaway
Synonyms
fugitive
He was a fugitive from justice.
escaper
refugee
an application for refugee status
deserter
He was a deserter from the army.
truant
She became a truant at the age of eighteen.
escapee
An escapee from Sydney's Long Bay Jail was recaptured today.
absconder
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deserter
He was a deserter from the army.
Synonyms
defector,
runaway,
fugitive,
traitor,
renegade,
truant,
escapee,
absconder,
apostate
in the sense of easy
Definition
not difficult
This is not an easy task.
Synonyms
simple,
straightforward,
no trouble,
not difficult,
effortless,
painless,
clear,
light,
uncomplicated,
child's play (informal),
plain sailing,
undemanding,
a pushover (slang),
a piece of cake (informal),
no bother,
a bed of roses,
easy-peasy (slang),
a piece of piss (taboo, slang),
EZ
in the sense of effortless
In a single effortless motion, he scooped Frannie into his arms.
Synonyms
easy,
simple,
flowing,
smooth,
graceful,
painless,
uncomplicated,
trouble-free,
facile,
undemanding,
easy-peasy (slang),
untroublesome,
unexacting
Nearby words of
runaway
run wild
run-in
run-up
runaway
rundown
runner
running
runaway
(rʌnəweɪ)
Word forms: plural runaways
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled.
Our Grand Sale in June was a runaway success.
...a runaway best-seller.
...in an era of runaway inflation.
2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission.
...a teenage runaway.
...a runaway slave.
Synonyms: fugitive, escaper, refugee, deserter More Synonyms of runaway
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A runaway vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it.
The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.
The narrative pulls you along like a runaway train.
...a runaway horse.
Synonyms: out of control, uncontrolled, driverless More Synonyms of runaway
More Synonyms of runaway
runaway in American English
(ˈrʌnəˌweɪ)
noun
1.
a person, animal, etc. that is running away or has run away
; specif.,
a.
a fugitive or deserter
b.
a horse, team of horses, etc. that has broken loose from control of the rider or driver
2.
the act of running away
3.
a runaway race or victory
adjective
4.
running away or having run away; escaping, eloping, or breaking loose from control
runaway lovers, a runaway horse
5.
of or done by runaways or running away
a runaway marriage
6.
easily won, as a race, or decisive, as a victory
7.
a.
rising rapidly, as prices
b.
characterized by an uncontrolled rise of prices
runaway inflation
8. US
relocated in order to evade agreements with a local union, local taxes, etc.
a runaway shop
Examples of 'runaway' in a sentence
runaway
His runaway success was originally a bedtime story that he told his two daughters.
The Sun (2016)
The business proved a runaway success.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The pants he modelled became a runaway success.
The Sun (2009)
We had a clear lead as he approached the first flight like a runaway car.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
Does this finding argue against runaway brain evolution?
Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993)
Successive generations struggled to rein in runaway inflation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It comes at you like a runaway train.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is hard to see what can sustain potent growth and feed runaway inflation.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At present it is a runaway train.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She remembers being a teenage runaway before winning a modelling contest and finding herself the mistress of an agent.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Ideas that seemed to be going nowhere turn into a runaway success when you share them with a practical friend.
The Sun (2012)
Now what if the witness to this same runaway trolley car were a bystander positioned on a bridge above the track?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Surely we are too smart to blow ourselves up with the nuclear weapons that have been provided by our runaway brains.
Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993)
He was like a runaway train.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Commercial property funds were the runaway bestsellers of 2006.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You dare not let him build a head of steam - he is like a runaway buffalo.
The Sun (2008)
A man who lost his daughter eight years previously feels drawn to help a teenage runaway.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
On previous flights from his family home, the teenage runaway had made camps in dry creek beds and abandoned houses.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yesterday's thrilling victory against the runaway league leaders was evidence of a club who have finally been able to turn their attention to the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Any runaway bestseller will be hastily followed by a bandwagon of wannabe and, by definition, lesser and lacking imitations.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
runaway
British English: runaway ADJECTIVE
You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled.
Our June sale was a runaway success.
American English: runaway
Brazilian Portuguese: desembestado
Chinese: 迅猛发展而难以控制的
European Spanish: arrollador
French: fou
German: überwältigend
Italian: incontrollato
Japanese: とめどもない
Korean: 정신없이 늘어나는
European Portuguese: desembestado
Latin American Spanish: arrollador
British English: runaway NOUN
A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission.