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Definitions

run along

VERB
go
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flee fly leave move pass progress retire travel
STRONG
abscond approach cruise decamp depart escape exit fare hie hightail journey lam mosey near quit repair split vamoose wend withdraw
WEAK
beat it bug out get away get going get lost get off hit the road light out make a break for it make for make one's way move out pull out push off push on run away set off shove off skip out take a hike take a powder take flight take leave take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay stop
STRONG
arrive wait
VERB
leave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram slip slip away split vacate vamoose vanish
WEAK
beat it break away clear out come away cut out give the slip go away go forth head out move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off say goodbye set out slip out step down take a hike take leave walk out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop
STRONG
come in hold join keep
WEAK
care continue maintain
VERB
retire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw
STRONG
decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance continue remain stay
STRONG
approve arrive come in increase join
WEAK
begin enter
VERB
shove off
Synonyms
WEAK
blow clear out depart exit get off go go away pull out push off quit start out take off vamoose
Antonyms
WEAK
arrive come
VERB
superannuate
Synonyms
STRONG
decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite
VERB
withdraw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart disengage drop out eliminate go leave pull back pull out quit retire retreat
STRONG
abjure blow book detach exit extract quail recede recoil secede shrink switch vacate
WEAK
absent oneself back out bail out bow out check out draw away draw back ease out exfiltrate fall back get away get lost get off give ground give way keep aloof keep apart make oneself scarce phase out seclude oneself take a hike take away take leave take off take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin come continue engage enter join keep persevere stay
STRONG
arrive combine come in face meet unite
WEAK
advance allow permit remain

Example Sentences

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The ship, also linked to the Kremlin’s deep-sea unit, has crisscrossed the globe for a decade mapping vital arteries for the global economy that run along the sea floor, Western officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Harvard-Westlake 17, Trinity 3: Jake Kim hit a two-run home run along with two doubles and finished with three RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Shirtless joggers run along the Mediterranean seafront and yoga sessions are held near the beach.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The stage was scheduled to run along a 168km stretch from Poio to Castro de Herville before it was cut short.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

As far back as I could remember, Rowdy and I had run along those game trails like two wild deer.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls