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Run

🔄 Synonyms of "Run"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
worknoun	(uncountable) Employment.
leadverb	(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
dischargenoun	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
endureverb	(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
drivenoun	To operate a vehicle:
functionnoun	What something does or is used for.
ravelnoun	(transitive) To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
passverb	To change place.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
prevailverb	(intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
playverb	(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
persistverb	(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
operateverb	(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
coursenoun	A sequence of events.
extendverb	(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
inclinenoun	(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
rivuletnoun	A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
ramnoun	(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
moveverb	(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
campaignnoun	A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
trialnoun	An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
racenoun	A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

↔️ Antonyms of "Run"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
malfunctionnoun	Failure to function.
misfunctionnoun	To function incorrectly; to malfunction.
idleverb	Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Run"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
scarperverb	(intransitive) To depart quickly; to escape, to flee, to run away.
run awayverb	To flee by running.
turn tailverb	(idiomatic) To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.
break awayverb	To become separated, literally or figuratively.
track downverb	(idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
moveverb	(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
lamnoun	(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
passverb	To change place.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
inclinenoun	(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
unravelverb	(transitive) (figurative) (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
dischargenoun	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
ravelnoun	(transitive) To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
die hardverb	To be slow in changing or disappearing. (of a custom, idea etc)
extendverb	(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
endureverb	(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
persistverb	(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
forcenoun	Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
drivenoun	To operate a vehicle: