runawayadjective
uk/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/us/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/having escaped or run away from somewhere:
a runaway child sleeping on the streets
a runaway bride (= who ran away from her wedding)
out of control:
A runaway bus/horse caused chaos on the streets.
We have to rein in our runaway spending.
Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great:
Her first novel's runaway success came as a great surprise.
He is the runaway leader at the top of the competition scoreboard.
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Uncontrolled
- all hell breaks loose idiom
- amok
- amuck
- cut loose idiom
- extravagant
- intemperate
- like mad idiom
- mad
- maniacal
- out of hand idiom
- rampant
- raw
- spin
- spiral
- tearaway
- unbridled
- unchecked
- uncontrollable
- unmanageable
- wildfire
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Running away and escaping
runawaynoun [ C ]
ukussomeone who has escaped or run away from somewhere:
a safe house for young runaways
runaways from prison
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Runaways and refugees
- abscond
- boat people
- defect
- deserter
- displaced person
- escapee
- escapism
- evacuee
- fugitive
- political asylum
- refugee
- refugee camp
- transit camp