Fugitive

/ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/

Synonyms for "fugitive" (162 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(3 words)

absconderat largebetrayer bolter brief brittle capricious changeable circumforaneous convict corruptible criminal crook deceiver deciduous deserter desperadodesperate criminaldisappearing discursive

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disengageddisplaced persondissolving divagatorydouble dealerdouble-dealer dp drifting dying eloper

Strong matches (48)

emigrant emigre ephemeral errantescape artistescaped escapee escaper escapist evacuee evanescent evaporating fading felon fickle fled fleeing fleer fleeting flitting

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floating flownfly-by-nightflying footloosefootloose and fancy-freefragile frail free fugacious gaddinggallows birdgangster gaolbird gypsy-like gypsyish hot

Noun(9 words)

ephemeral escapee escapees escaping evasive fleeing fleer fleetingfugitive from justice

Adjective(2 words)

ephemeral designfleeting

Related words (81)

imperceptible impermanent impetuous impulsivein flightinconstant insubstantial jailbird judas landloping lawbreaker loose meandering melting migrational migratory mobster momentary mortal mutable

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nomad nomadic nondurable nonpermanenton the lamon the looseout ofoutlaw passing perishablepublic enemyquisling racketeer rambling ranging refugee roaming roving runagate runawayrunning awayscofflawscot freescot-free shiftingshort livedshort-lived skedaddlerstateless personstraggling straying strolling swindler temporal temporary thief thug traipsing traitor transient transitive transitory transmigratorytwo timertwo-timer undurable unenduring unstable vagabond vagrant vanishing volatile wanderingwell out of

Adjective(2 words)

momentaneous momentary

Noun(5 words)

nebulous runaways transientuncontrolled emissionunmeasured release

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

14 entries

actor adjective concept criminal crook descriptor doer emissions felon human malefactor outlaw person worker

More specific

11 entries

brief intervalcriminal on the runevading fleeinggas leaksman on the runnebulous ideaoutlawshort durationslippery conceptvapour leaks

Collocations

11 entries

fugitive emissionsfugitive from custodyfugitive from justicefugitive ideafugitive memoryfugitive on the runfugitive recoveryfugitive slavefugitive speciesfugitive statusfugitive warrant

Inflections

3 entries

fugitivesmore fugitivemost fugitive

Derivations

3 entries

fugitively fugitiveness fugitivity

similar

1 entries

short

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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I was on the alert for a fugitive criminal.

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The fugitive surfaced in a small town fifty miles from here but then disappeared again.

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The fugitive made a run for the border.

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The high court decided to try the fugitive warlord in abstentia.

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