Antonyms for run offrun off

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1. abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb

   run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

   "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, come off, bolt, xerox, break camp, decamp, gobble, chase away, photocopy, go over, vamoose, implode, drive out, discharge, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, skip, dispel, elope, go off, fire, turn back

2. run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle offverb

   leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

   "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, peter out, gobble, poop out, drive out, run down, spill, run out, make off, fail, bolt out, drive off, abscond, expire, conk out, give out, drive away, drain, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn back

3. chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run offverb

   force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

   "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

   Synonyms:
   bolt out, elope, absquatulate, drive off, abscond, hold back, return, go off, rout out, retrovert, arrest, bolt, decamp, waste, invert, rouse, drive out, clear out, turn back, xerox, disperse, run out, chase away, make off, drive away, stop, regress, beetle off, expectorate, dissipate, reverse, scatter, photocopy, contain, double back, break up, force out, dispel, revert, backtrack, check

4. elope, run offverb

   run away secretly with one's beloved

   "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, drive out, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn back

5. waste, run offverb

   run off as waste

   "The water wastes back into the ocean"

   Synonyms:
   rot, elope, ravage, decamp, neutralise, liquidate, go off, drive off, neutralize, beetle off, absquatulate, bolt, scourge, lay waste to, bolt out, waste, drive out, turn back, do in, xerox, macerate, run out, chase away, make off, drive away, blow, squander, languish, devastate, dispel, emaciate, photocopy, pine away, knock off, abscond, desolate, ware, consume

6. photocopy, run off, xeroxverb

   reproduce by xerography

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, drive out, bolt out, run out, make off, xerox, drive off, abscond, drive away, go off, dispel, elope, absquatulate, turn back

7. run offverb

   decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, drive out, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn back

How to use run off in a sentence?

1. Ashley Judd:

   Together we did this for 6 hours on an irregular, rutted and pocked dirt road that has gullies for rain run off during the rainy season.

2. John Brady:

   This number shows the economy is strong and the Fed's got time. It doesn't have to run off the sidelines and get involved in raising rates.

3. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   In response to Biden's energy policy: Senator John Kennedy then gave a folksy analogy to describe Biden’s energy policy: “Ainsley, I used to have a beagle named Roger. And Roger was a rascal. About every two weeks, Roger would run off. He’d always come back but about half the time he’d come back dragging roadkill that he would hide under my back porch. President Biden’s energy policy looks like and smells like something Roger used to keep under my back porch.”

4. Stacey Abrams:

   Whether or not it results in a run-off is to some extent just one point of this.

5. Brian Hurley:

   It's good news for them, we're talking about an average of 1.4 inches of rain in New Mexico. We're even putting out a warning for some spots of flash flooding, because the ground is so hard, there'll be a lot of run-off. But this is nice, right when they need it.

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