to run away from

Examples

• All

• You run away from your problems, and so do I.

  Pretenders (2021)

• Someone ran away from their family and now they're not making contact with them.

  Bundy Manor (2022)

• So I needed to run away from that and find something new.

  Anything Goes With James English

• So stop running away from them and turn toward them.

• And then address the issue, not run away from the issue.

  Rich Roll

• It's never easier to run away from ourselves.

• How can I help people if I run away from them?

  Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

• People are trying to run away from it, but it's no use.

  Academic text (2011)

• We have to look at it and not run away from it.

  Academic text (1993)

• In the summer of my sophomore year in high school, 1964, I ran away from home.

  Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

S

to stay away

vsto run away from

590 1.6

Keep a distance from people or things you want to avoid

focuses on not confronting duties rather than merely keeping distance

G

to get out

vsto run away from

• Informal

462 3.8

Avoid doing a task or taking blame you should accept

avoids dealing with a problem itself, not only blame

S

to stay away from

vsto run away from

384 2.3

Avoid going near people or places for safety

avoids confronting issues directly rather than just staying physically distant

R

to retreat

vsto run away from

235 4.0

To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger

avoids facing problems rather than simply seeking privacy

E

to escape from

vsto run away from

137 2.7

To get away from a person, place, or situation that causes trouble

avoids confronting unpleasant situations generally, not only physical pursuit

E

to evade

vsto run away from

52 4.4

To get away from someone or something by being clever and tricky

avoids duties too but without the clever or deceptive element

S

to shy away from

vsto run away from

41 4.6

Avoid doing something because you feel afraid or unsure

avoids confronting unpleasant duties without necessarily feeling fear

T

to turn away from

vsto run away from

15 3.7

To refuse to have anything to do with someone or something

avoids dealing with problems rather than actively rejecting them

R

to retreat from

vsto run away from

13 4.4

To move back from a place or activity to avoid danger and trouble

avoids confronting responsibilities generally, not only stepping back physically

D

to duck out

vsto run away from

• Informal

12 7.2

To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do

avoids confronting responsibilities more broadly, not just by secret departure

S

to shrink from

vsto run away from

7 5.1

Avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant because you are afraid

avoids facing duties generally, not only from fear

B

to bury one's head in the sand

vsto run away from

• Informal

5 7.7

To ignore a problem instead of dealing with it

avoids confronting problems but not always by active denial

R

to run a mile

vsto run away from

• Informal

1 7.1

Move away quickly to avoid something you are afraid of

means avoiding duties broadly, not only fleeing quickly

B

to beat a retreat

vsto run away from

1 6.0

To leave a place quickly to avoid danger or trouble

avoids confronting unpleasant duties, not only escaping immediate danger

R

to run away from it all

vsto run away from

• Informal

4.8

Escape everyday problems and stress by leaving for a while

avoids dealing with problems directly rather than leaving life entirely

Antonyms

C

to confront

359 4.4

Face a difficult problem or fear directly and bravely

How Avoidant

to shirk

19 6.3

to run away from

• Informal

92 2.9

to avoid

∞ 1.0

to ignore

∞ 1.0

to face

∞ 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology