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fugitive

[fyoo-ji-tiv] / ˈfyu dʒɪ tɪv /
NOUN
person escaping
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deserter escapee exile outcast outlaw refugee
STRONG
derelict dodger runaway stray
WEAK
bolter displaced person escaper hunted person runagate transient truant émigré
ADJECTIVE
fleeting, transient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elusive
STRONG
brief ephemeral flying passing short temporary volatile wandering
WEAK
avoiding errant erratic escaping evading evanescent fleeting flitting fugacious impermanent momentary moving short-lived transitory unstable
Antonyms
STRONG
enduring lasting lengthy long permanent
WEAK
confronting facing

Example Sentences

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Chang, a citizen of Taiwan, remains a fugitive, the department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The U.S., considering him a fugitive, was seeking his extradition from Spain, and he was likely looking at prison.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Egisto Ott, 63, is charged with having handed over information to Russian intelligence officers and to Jan Marsalek, the fugitive executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

A fugitive Olympic gold medallist boxer who was on the run after failing to appear in court for lottery fraud has been tracked down by police in Thailand and arrested.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

August said she wished the fugitive would go ahead and find the one-armed man and get it over with.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.