- runaway - completely out of control; "runaway inflation"
Antonym: controlled (indirect, via uncontrolled)
- runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway - an easy victory
--1 is a kind of victory, triumph
- fugitive, runaway - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"
--2 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Derived form: verb run away1
- run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
--1 is one way to leave, go forth, go away
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun runaway2
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- run away - escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"
--2 is one way to escape, get away, break loose
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something PP