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

2 senses of runaway

Sense 1
runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway -- (an easy victory)
       => victory, triumph -- (a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense")

Sense 2
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")

Antonyms of adj runaway

1 sense of runaway

Sense 1
runaway -- (completely out of control; "runaway inflation")

INDIRECT (VIA uncontrolled) -> controlled -- (restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs")

Similarity of adj runaway

1 sense of runaway

Sense 1
runaway -- (completely out of control; "runaway inflation")
       => uncontrolled (vs. controlled) -- (not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth")