Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fugitive

2 senses of fugitive

Sense 1
fugitive, runaway, fleer -- (someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops")
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 2
fugitive, fugitive from justice -- (someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice)
       => criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor -- (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

Antonyms of adj fugitive

1 sense of fugitive

Sense 1
fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary -- (lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse")

INDIRECT (VIA short) -> long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")

Similarity of adj fugitive

1 sense of fugitive

Sense 1
fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary -- (lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse")
       => short (vs. long) -- (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months")