Fugitive vs Runaway - What's the difference?
fugitive | runaway | Synonyms |
A person who is fleeing or escaping from something, especially prosecution.
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fleeing or running away
transient, fleeting or ephemeral
elusive or difficult to retain
A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes limitations.
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A train that is out of control.
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(usually attributive) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
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The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
An overwhelming victory.
As nouns the difference between fugitive and runaway
is that fugitive is a person who is fleeing or escaping from something, especially prosecution while runaway is a person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes limitations.As an adjective fugitive
is fleeing or running away.fugitive
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(wikipedia fugitive)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)runaway
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Alternative forms
* run-awayNoun
(en noun)- Runaway children are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.
- Thou runaway , thou coward, art thou fled?
- There was a runaway yesterday.
- The home side won in a runaway .