What are some opposite words for run-down?
Antonyms for run-downrun-down
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term run-down.
Princeton's WordNet
summation, summing up, rundownadjective
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
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new, functioningSynonyms:
addition, rundown, summation, summing up, plus, sum total, sumcreaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegoneadjective
worn and broken down by hard use
"a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
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new, functioningSynonyms:
weak, infirm, abandoned, bedraggled, weakly, debile, rickety, woebegone, tumble-down, tatterdemalion, neglectful, remiss, rheumatoid, screaky, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, rheumy, decrepit, arthritic, delinquent, broken-down, rheumatic, dilapidated, flea-bitten, feeble, woeful, derelict, saplessrun-downverb
having the spring unwound
"a run-down watch"
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functioning, newSynonyms:
derelict, woebegone, flea-bitten, creaky, decrepitrun down, check outverb
trace
"We are running down a few tips"
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new, functioningSynonyms:
run over, conk out, play out, scan, go over, feel out, skim, check into, sap, run down, poop out, run out, check, check over, peter out, exhaust, glance over, check out, suss out, rake, check up on, cheque, sound out, look into, tirerun downverb
move downward
"The water ran down"
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functioning, newSynonyms:
play out, tire, glance over, peter out, exhaust, rake, run over, scan, conk out, check out, skim, poop out, sap, run out, run downrun down, run oververb
injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
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functioning, newSynonyms:
run over, conk out, play out, scan, skim, sap, overflow, run down, poop out, run out, brim over, peter out, exhaust, glance over, overrun, check out, rake, well over, tirepoop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk outverb
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
"At the end of the march, I pooped out"
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functioning, newSynonyms:
fizzle out, run over, conk out, play out, run off, scan, give way, die, bolt, beetle off, skim, break down, poop out, fizzle, bolt out, run down, break, run out, drain, fail, peter out, exhaust, glance over, check out, rake, give out, sap, expire, spill, go, taper off, go bad, tirescan, skim, rake, glance over, run downverb
examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
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functioning, newSynonyms:
plane, run over, conk out, play out, scan, graze, sap, skim off, skim, skitter, crease, run down, poop out, run out, peter out, exhaust, glance over, check out, cream, rake, cream off, read, skip, skim over, tirerun down, exhaust, play out, sap, tireverb
deplete
"exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
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new, functioningSynonyms:
sap, exhaust, eat up, play out, expel, wash up, eat, release, glance over, beat, tire, run over, wear out, rake, pall, tire out, peter out, use up, bore, tucker out, conk out, run out, jade, scan, run through, wear upon, wipe out, outwear, skim, discharge, run down, weary, tucker, wear down, poop out, fatigue, eject, consume, check out, deplete, fag out, wearrun downverb
pursue until captured
"They ran down the fugitive"
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new, functioningSynonyms:
play out, tire, glance over, peter out, exhaust, rake, run over, scan, conk out, check out, skim, poop out, sap, run out, run down
How to use run-down in a sentence?
Paparazzi couldn’t just run down to photograph or ask for an interview.
These oil exporters are getting more defensive. They're probably reducing their equity exposure and moving to more liquid investments such as U.S. Treasuries in anticipation that they might need to run down their reserves.
Weve had police officers trying to stop looters and theyve been knocked down, theyve been run down, and some of them have almost been shot down. Thats exactly whats happening on the street, watch the video, watchthe security cameras, venture in and see what happens.
We're simply in an impossible situation in which it will be impossible for Treasury on that day, or a few days thereafter... We'll have very limited resources, it will be run down quickly. We won't be able to pay all of the government's bills.
It would stimulate demand for housing. But these are not temporary measures to run down inventory, they are part of a long-term urbanization.
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