Current and Running

Current

Current adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Running and current are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Running" instead the word "Current" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: currency, currently

Running adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Current and running are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Current" instead the word "Running" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: run, runner

old	old current	old running
high	high current	high running
original	original current	original running
small	small current	small running
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, constant, excessive, famous, former, highest.

The running gag throughout is people pointing out that the current conversation is off-topic.

Source: Running Gag / Literature
In Diddy Kong Racing, running through a different-colored balloon will replace your current item, though hitting another balloon of the same type as yours will upgrade it instead.

Source: Mutually Exclusive Powerups
Vampires can cross running water and even ride with or against the current, but only by lying down straight with their arms at their sides and floating across like logs.

Source: Cannot Cross Running Water

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Running and Current. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/current/running

Current & Running. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/current/running>.

Running or Current. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/current/running.

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