Runaway and Stray

Runaway

Runaway noun - Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation.

Stray and runaway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stray" instead a noun "Runaway".

Stray

Stray noun - An animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal).

Runaway and stray are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Runaway" instead a noun "Stray".

Nearby Words: strayed, straying

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old old runaway old stray
little little runaway little stray
homeless homeless runaway homeless stray

Both words in one sentence

  • The second was an unnamed Orphan Runaway who managed to bond with a stray dog and save lives in a fire.
  • Manga / The World God Only Knows It is unclear how the Kanon spin-off fits into the main continuity, but her story introduces Stray Spirits, a type of runaway spirit implied to be vengeful human ghosts taking the form of devils.
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