Synonyms for running
ˈrʌn ɪŋrun·ning

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1. run, running, running play, running gamenoun

   (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

   "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"

   Synonyms:
   running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, track, streamlet

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, malfunctioning, crosswise, sporadic

2. run, runningnoun

   the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

   "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"

   Synonyms:
   running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, track, streamlet

   Antonyms:
   malfunctioning, sporadic, crosswise, nonfunctional

3. runningnoun

   the state of being in operation

   "the engine is running smoothly"

   Synonyms:
   run, running play, track, running game

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, sporadic, crosswise, malfunctioning

4. runningnoun

   the act of administering or being in charge of something

   "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"

   Synonyms:
   run, running play, track, running game

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, crosswise, sporadic, malfunctioning

5. track, runningadjective

   the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

   Synonyms:
   rails, data track, running game, rail, cartroad, running play, raceway, racecourse, cart track, caterpillar track, caterpillar tread, cut, runway, run, trail, lead, track, path, course, racetrack

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, crosswise, sporadic, malfunctioning

6. running(a)adjective

   (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

   "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"

   Antonyms:
   sporadic, crosswise, malfunctioning, nonfunctional

7. running(a)adjective

   continually repeated over a period of time

   "a running joke among us"

   Antonyms:
   crosswise, nonfunctional, malfunctioning, sporadic

8. running(a)adjective

   of advancing the ball by running

   "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"

   Antonyms:
   crosswise, sporadic, malfunctioning, nonfunctional

9. running(a)adjective

   executed or initiated by running

   "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start"

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, malfunctioning, crosswise, sporadic

10. linear, running(a)adjective

    measured lengthwise

    "cost of lumber per running foot"

    Antonyms:
    malfunctioning, sporadic, nonfunctional, crosswise

11. running(a), operative, functional, working(a)adjective

    (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

    "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

    Antonyms:
    crosswise, nonfunctional, malfunctioning, sporadic

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1. • Administration
   • Football
   • Locomotion

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1. runningadjective

   Synonyms:
   successive, consecutive, flowing, easy, cursive, continuous, trailing

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1. List of paraphrases for "running":

   run, functioning, executing, operating, operation, execute, execution, race, implementing, implementation, management

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1. Rand Paul:

   I think we should have an inspector general, we have one out there and overseeing Afghan waste. He's been very good at it. You don't have to wait for an appointment. He's got a team up and running. And I think that's what we should do.

2. Arnold Schwarzenegger:

   Self-confidence is something caught and not taught. And, risk-running and chance-taking are the only ways to catch it.

3. Erie County:

   After the height of the storm, we were getting requests from local municipalities to help them with their trucks for diesel, and we were getting specialized deliveries to communities that may have been running out so that their trucks could stay on the road at all times.

4. State John Kerry:

   Anybody running around right now, jumping in to say, 'Well, we don't like the deal,' or this or that, doesn't know what the deal is, there is no deal yet.

5. Scott Morrison:

   There will be citizens of Hong Kong who may be looking to move elsewhere, to start a new life somewhere else, to take their skills and their business and the things that they have been running under the previous set of rules and arrangement in Hong Kong.