Runaway and Trouncing

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Runaway noun - Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation.

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Trouncing is an antonym for runaway.

Trouncing noun - Failure to win a contest.

Usage example: took a serious trouncing during the last three minutes of the game

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Runaway is an antonym for trouncing.

Nearby Words: trounce, trounced

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Trouncing and Runaway. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/runaway/trouncing

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