runaway

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. completely out of control

- runaway inflation

Similar word(s): uncontrolled

noun

1. an easy victory

Similar word(s): blowout, laugher, romp, walkaway

Definition categories: event, triumph, victory

2. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

Similar word(s): fleer, fugitive

Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul

Sentences with runaway as a noun:

- Runaway children are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.

- There was a runaway yesterday.

- The home side won in a runaway.