Synonyms for runaway
ˈrʌn əˌweɪrun·away

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1. runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkawaynoun

   an easy victory

   Synonyms:
   fleer, laugher, play, caper, blowout, tomboy, jamboree, gala, frolic, fugitive, romp, hoyden, shoo-in, gambol, walkaway, gala affair

   Antonyms:
   controlled

2. fugitive, runaway, fleeradjective

   someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

   "fugitives from the sweatshops"

   Synonyms:
   fugitive, walkaway, romp, fleer, shoo-in, laugher, fugitive from justice, blowout

   Antonyms:
   controlled

3. runawayadjective

   completely out of control

   "runaway inflation"

   Antonyms:
   controlled

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1. runawaynoun

   Synonyms:
   fugitive, deserter

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1. runawayadjective

   Synonyms:
   fugitive, absconding, truant

2. runawaynoun

   Synonyms:
   fugitive, absconder, deserter, truant, renegade

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1. List of paraphrases for "runaway":

   fugitive, run-away, rampant

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1. Marc Neveu:

   When ice is warmer and squishier, it becomes more responsive to tidal forces that deform it, mimas lacked the minimum amount of heat to start with to get tidal forces to trigger runaway heating.

2. Chris Christie:

   We need to focus on this runaway inflation, the horrible situation at the border, the problem with our educational system, i think those are issues the American people care much more about.

3. David Phillips:

   That's a sea change, it is just runaway warming.

4. David Lee:

   I wasn't scared. I was ecstatic, we've been preparing for some time to have a runaway success.

5. Robert Lowery:

   Our frustration is, we deal with a very desensitized public, the natural inclination (about a runaway) is the child's behavioral problem is why they've left. We also see significant numbers of runway children who are running away from a situation, whether it's abuse or neglect or sexual abuse in the home. These children face unique risks when they're gone so we applaud the conversation and we applaud the attention that this issue is being given.