Run and Stroll

Opposite meaning words

Run verb - To go at a pace faster than a walk.

Usage example: we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus

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Stroll is an antonym for run.

Nearby Word: running

Stroll verb - To travel by foot for exercise or pleasure.

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Run is an antonym for stroll in topics: lazy walk, walk along lazily.

Nearby Words: strolled, stroller, strolling

good	good run	good stroll
brief	brief run	brief stroll
short	short run	short stroll
regular	regular run	regular stroll
Other adjectives: little, last.

run version

stroll version

The next day, he goes out for a stroll and just happens to run into Hyzenthlay and the wounded doe she stayed behind to protect.

Source: Literature / Watership Down
Penalizing the player for shooting noncombatants that blithely stroll through the line of fire or run around like headless chickens rather than head for cover.

Source: Classic Video Game "Screw You"s
Take a stroll along a beach and you'll soon run into some Giant Enemy Crabs.

Source: Video Game / Risen

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