ran

The word “ran” has 1 syllable: ran.

It's pronounced as /ræn/.


What is synonym and antonym for ran?

In the thesaurus, “ran” has 96 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ran along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ran

  • bowled
  • broke
  • brought
  • came
  • carry
  • chased
  • compete
  • conduct
  • conducted
  • control
  • controlled
  • cost
  • cover
  • dash
  • drop
  • drove
  • escaped
  • extend
  • extended
  • fall
  • fled
  • flew
  • flowed
  • fly
  • followed
  • fueled
  • fuelled
  • go
  • go on
  • got
  • governed
  • grew
  • handle
  • handled
  • head
  • headed
  • hurried
  • hustled
  • jog
  • jogged
  • jumped
  • keep
  • kept
  • last
  • lead
  • led
  • manage
  • managed
  • melted
  • move
  • moved
  • operate
  • operated
  • own
  • pass
  • passed
  • perform
  • poured
  • powered
  • pursued
  • race
  • raced
  • ranged
  • reach
  • regulated
  • retreated
  • rush
  • rushed
  • scooted
  • shoot
  • sped
  • sprint
  • stand
  • started
  • steered
  • stepped
  • streamed
  • stretch
  • tended
  • thawed
  • tore
  • tracked
  • trailed
  • travel
  • traveled
  • travelled
  • triggered
  • trotted
  • turned
  • use
  • used
  • varied
  • went
  • work
  • wrought
  • zipped

Antonyms for ran

  • abandon
  • ambled
  • ascend
  • avoided
  • backed up
  • braved
  • checked
  • confronted
  • continued
  • crawled
  • crept
  • cut
  • cut out
  • dared
  • defied
  • dragged
  • faced
  • fail
  • follow
  • give up
  • guided
  • hardened
  • killed
  • lagged
  • led
  • let go
  • lingered
  • lose
  • mismanage
  • obey
  • poked
  • remain
  • remained
  • rise
  • sauntered
  • set
  • shuffled
  • shunned
  • shut off
  • snubbed
  • solidified
  • stay
  • stayed
  • stop
  • stopped
  • strolled
  • stuck
  • turned off
  • walk
  • was

Meanings of ran

  • verb
    1. To run.
    2. To move swiftly.
    3. (fluids) To flow.
    4. (of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
    5. To control or manage, be in charge of.
    6. To be a candidate in an election.
    7. To make run in a race or an election.
    8. To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
    9. To be presented in the media.
    10. To print or broadcast in the media.
    11. To smuggle (illegal goods).
    12. To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
    13. To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
    14. To execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program.
    15. To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
    16. To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
    17. To cost a large amount of money.
    18. Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
    19. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
    20. To cause to enter; to thrust.
    21. To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
    22. To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
    23. To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
    24. To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
    25. To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
    26. To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
    27. To control or have precedence in a card game.
    28. To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
    29. To be popularly known; to be generally received.
    30. To have growth or development.
    31. To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
    32. To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
    33. To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
    34. To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
    35. To speedrun.
  • noun
    1. Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
    2. Open robbery.

Example Sentences

  • She ran as fast as she could to catch the bus.
  • The dog ran across the field, chasing a rabbit.
  • He ran a marathon last weekend and finished in under four hours.
  • After the meeting, she ran to the store to pick up some groceries.
  • The river ran through the valley, providing water for the entire region.

On this page you'll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ran, such as: abandon, ambled, ascend, avoided, backed up, bowled, braved.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abandoned

  • aborted
  • canceled
  • cancelled
  • derelict
  • deserted
  • discontinued
  • disused
  • dropped
  • dumped
  • indulged
  • left
  • quit
  • quitted
  • rampant
  • revoked
  • runaway
  • scrapped
  • stranded
  • surrendered
  • uncontrolled
  • vacant
  • vacated

ABCs

  • account
  • affidavit
  • allegation
  • alphabet
  • amount
  • announcement
  • article
  • assurance
  • authority
  • base
  • basis
  • bedrock
  • bottom line
  • catalog
  • characterization
  • charge
  • clue
  • comment
  • component
  • condition
  • confession
  • cornerstone
  • definition
  • depiction
  • description
  • design
  • detail
  • directory
  • effect
  • element
  • elemental
  • elements
  • essence
  • explanation
  • fact
  • factor
  • foundation
  • fundamental
  • grammar
  • groundwork
  • guidebook
  • handbook
  • history
  • information
  • infrastructure
  • justification
  • key
  • law
  • manual
  • meat
  • must
  • narration
  • narrative
  • part
  • philosophy
  • picture
  • plan
  • portrayal
  • precondition
  • preparation
  • prerequisite
  • presentation
  • principle
  • principles
  • proclamation
  • rationale
  • remark
  • report
  • requirement
  • requisite
  • rudimentary
  • schedule
  • sign
  • significance
  • sketch
  • statement
  • story
  • straightforward
  • strength
  • structure
  • stuff
  • subject
  • summary
  • support
  • syntax
  • tale
  • testimony
  • thing
  • underlying
  • version
  • word

aberrated

  • aberrant
  • abnormal
  • amble
  • cruise
  • depart
  • differ
  • diverge
  • drift
  • exceptional
  • extraordinary
  • float
  • hike
  • meander
  • odd
  • outstanding
  • ramble
  • rare
  • roam
  • saunter
  • singular
  • straggle
  • stray
  • stroll
  • traipse
  • trek
  • uncommon
  • unique
  • unusual
  • vary
  • veer

abnormal

  • aberrant
  • anomalous
  • atypical
  • bizarre
  • exceptional
  • extraordinary
  • irregular
  • odd
  • peculiar
  • rare
  • strange
  • uncommon
  • unexpected
  • unique
  • unnatural
  • unusual
  • weird

aboil

  • busy
  • buzzing
  • crowded
  • humming
  • lively
  • populous
  • stirring
  • thriving
  • vibrant

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