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run has 68 distinct synonyms spread across 36 of its 57 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is idle.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
“If you see this man, run!”
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
“Who's running for treasurer this year?”
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
“who are these people running around in the building?”
change from one state to another
“run amok”
be affected by; be subjected to
“run a temperature”
occur persistently
“Musical talent runs in the family”
cause an animal to move fast
“run the dogs”
cover by running; run a certain distance
“She ran 10 miles that day”
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
“Run to the store!”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
“Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland”
1 of the 57 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for run.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for run come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
an unbroken series of events
“had a streak of bad luck”
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
“the defensive line braced to stop the run”
a regular trip
“the ship made its run in record time”
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
“he broke into a run”
the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
“the assembly line was on a 12-hour run”
unrestricted freedom to use
“he has the run of the house”
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
“a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint”
a race between candidates for elective office
“I managed his campaign for governor”
an unbroken chronological sequence
“the play had a long run on Broadway”