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run off

VERB
abscond
Synonyms
STRONG
bolt break decamp disappear escape fade flee get hightail jump leave quit scram skedaddle slip slip away split vamoose vanish
WEAK
beat it clear out cut and run dog it duck out fly the coop go AWOL go south make a break make off make scarce pull out skip out sneak away steal away take off
Antonyms
STRONG
appear arrive come continue face join remain stay strengthen wait
WEAK
abide endure give up stop yield
VERB
drain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diminish flow leak ooze reduce
STRONG
abate decline decrease dwindle effuse exude percolate trickle well
WEAK
filter off flow out leave dry osmose taper off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expand extend grow increase
STRONG
develop enlarge rise
WEAK
fill pour
VERB
elope
Synonyms
STRONG
abscond bolt decamp disappear escape flee fly leave skip
WEAK
go secretly go to Gretna Green slip away slip out steal away
Antonyms
STRONG
continue face meet remain stay wait
VERB
enumerate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculate itemize recite specify spell out take account of
STRONG
cite compute detail figure identify inventory mention name number particularize quote recapitulate reckon recount rehearse relate specialize sum tally tell total
WEAK
add up count noses keep tabs run down tick off
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal estimate guess hide neglect subtract
WEAK
not count
VERB
escape
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish
STRONG
abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip
WEAK
bail out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away with get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run out on steal away take a powder take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk
STRONG
accept aid assist help
WEAK
capture remain
VERB
jump bail
Synonyms
WEAK
escape flee leave town
VERB
lam
Synonyms
STRONG
abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish
WEAK
bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out
Antonyms
STRONG
accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk
VERB
make off
Synonyms
WEAK
abscond bolt clear cut and run decamp depart escape fly go leave make away quit retire run run for it scamper scoot skedaddle skip withdraw
Antonyms
WEAK
stay wait
VERB
print
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disseminate engrave imprint mark publish reissue reprint stamp
STRONG
compose impress issue letter offset set
WEAK
go to press let roll publication calligraph put to bed set type strike off

Example Sentences

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While Adhikari had no concerns about her husband running off, the book did get her thinking about how little she knew of their monetary logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal

They added 58 runs off the final five overs, including Holder taking the 18th, bowled by Marco Jansen, for 23.

From BBC

“She’s quite fast,” said Duane, remembering how quickly the caribou ran off.

From Literature

“The little devils stole everything I had,” I said, “my traps, my gunny sack, apples, lunch, and all. I guess they’ve even got my beanshooter by now. When I ran off, I dropped it, too.”

From Literature

They would let their existing portfolio run off.

From Barron's

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