RUNS OFF Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

runs off

verb

present tense third-person singular of run off

as in outs

to drive or force out the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property

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as in escapes

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again

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as in retreats

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us

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Recent Examples of runs off Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 It's pulled this off by ditching the bulky battery that every other vest comes with, and runs off power from your phone instead. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026 When electricity demand is high, Peace Bridge runs off its battery. — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 At first, McConnell backs toward the officers but then runs off, and law enforcement pursues him. — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 San Diego took a 2-0 lead by scoring a pair of runs off Misiorowski in the second inning. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 Such tasks usually require a data center, but the stack of Macs runs off one wall outlet. — Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Warmer storms hold more moisture, and push the snow line up the mountains, so precipitation that should be saved as snowpack runs off as rain. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The Rays scored four first-inning runs off left-hander Patrick Sandoval (1-7). — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

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When Schaesta Ama outs him and kicks him out of their home, Payam comes to Mansur’s aide (albeit temporarily) but does not invite him up into his caste for more than an afternoon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
At first the killer is revealed to be Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), and Wadsworth outs himself as FBI.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of outs

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Meanwhile, Mercury stations retrograde in Scorpio and Venus retreats into Libra, joining Saturn retrograde in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, and Neptune in Aries.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
But even as the characters reflect at length on the virtue of putting themselves out there, their series too often retreats within itself instead.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreats

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Six such accounts make up the series as Hojo chases the truth behind them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
For anyone who grinds fresh every morning and chases single-origin lots, online talk about mold and mycotoxins in coffee tends to raise a practical question about how the stuff gets onto beans in the first place.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of chases

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For example, if a bank robbery suspect flees in a vehicle and witnesses provide only a description, investigators can search the database for vehicles matching that description.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The agent then flees into the titular pawn shop as a mob of protesters pursue him.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of flees

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That’s a good thing, because the Viceroy flies lower than the masts of larger sailboats and much lower than, say, the upper decks of a cruise ship.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
The company flies to private terminals in Aspen, Colorado; Los Cabos, Mexico; Los Angeles (Van Nuys); Maui; Miami; New York (Westchester and NYC); and West Palm Beach, Florida.

— Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of flies

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More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of ejects

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Musically gifted teenager Rokas, runs away from his mafia family to use music as a way to take revenge on his father, responsible for his mother’s death.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
When Carla and Johnny get there, Gabe literally runs away from them, but Johnny tackles him.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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