Synonyms for running away
run·ning away

Princeton's WordNet

1. running awaynoun

   the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be

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1. running away

   Synonyms:
   desertion, fleeing, absconding, elopement

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1. Anthony Bertagna:

   After running away from the vehicle, the suspect was arrested behind the bushes at the entrance to the Holiday Inn.

2. Rabbi Mordechai Bald of Lviv:

   We are in Kyiv. We are defending Ukraine. it feels like the whole of Ukraine is here running away from death.

3. Robert Lowery:

   Our frustration is, we deal with a very desensitized public, the natural inclination (about a runaway) is the child's behavioral problem is why they've left. We also see significant numbers of runway children who are running away from a situation, whether it's abuse or neglect or sexual abuse in the home. These children face unique risks when they're gone so we applaud the conversation and we applaud the attention that this issue is being given.

4. Curtis Reissig Reissig:

   I'm the one running away from the flames, and they're running toward it . . . to save people like me, or you know, people in bad places.

5. Valerie Jarrett:

   He was devastated. I don't know that he's ever seen someone just gunned down like that before, who was running away, it has a deeply personal impact on everyone who's seen that video.