On the run
Wanted and on the run are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead an adjective phrase "On the run".
Wanted
Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.
On the run and wanted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "On the run" instead an adjective "Wanted".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Several of the super-powered "paranormals", instead of fighting criminals, were on the run from people who wanted to exploit their abilities.
Source: Capepunk - It potentially ends with Hawke on the run with his/her Love Interest, who may be a highly wanted criminal.
Source: Run for the Border -
Said mentor, on the run from the law years later, uses this to his advantage — Brock hunts him down only to discover he's had a sex change, although he always wanted "big beautiful tits".
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Wanted and On the run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_the_run/wanted
On the run & Wanted. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_the_run/wanted>.
Wanted or On the run. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_the_run/wanted.