RUNS OFF Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

runs off

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present tense third-person singular of run off

as in outs

to drive or force out the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property

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as in escapes

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again

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as in retreats

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us

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Bleeding and disoriented, Ian escapes the trunk and manages to accidentally throw himself off the side of the cliff, although even that doesn’t finish him off.

K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Hutter nearly escapes an attack from Orlok, which involves flinging himself from the mansion's second-story window into the rocky waters of the Black Sea.

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024

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