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fugitive adj.
flight n.

ADJECTIVE

fugitive

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

NOUN

flight

Synonyms

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exodus

STRONG

break breakout escape escapement escaping exit fugue getaway lam out powder retreat retreating

WEAK

exfiltration getaway car

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival coming

WEAK

standing staying waiting

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running away

"It even ducked under the umbrella when I was running away round the other side."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The complaint said that in 2024, Rinderknecht asked ChatGPT to produce a dystopian image of people running away from a fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

"I'll flinch, I'll go to run. In my job when that alarm is hit. I'm not running away from the danger, I'm running to the danger. It's completely exhausting."

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Investors might have been right about running away from AI-exposed software, but they don’t seem to appreciate the potential whiplash of hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

He was running, she realized, running away from her as he spoke.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

running away

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