Antonyms for running

Antonyms for (adj) running

Main entry: running

Definition: executed or initiated by running

Usage: running plays worked better than pass plays; took a running jump; a running start

Antonyms: standing

Definition: executed in or initiated from a standing position


Main entry: running

Definition: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

Usage: as mountain stream with freely running water; hovels without running water

Antonyms: standing

Definition: (of fluids) not moving or flowing


Main entry: running

Definition: of advancing the ball by running

Usage: the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays

Antonyms: pass, passing

Definition: of advancing the ball by throwing it


Main entry: functional, operative, running, working

Definition: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

Usage: in running (or working) order; a functional set of brakes

Antonyms: nonfunctional, malfunctioning

Definition: not performing or able to perform its regular function


Main entry: running

Definition: continually repeated over a period of time

Usage: a running joke among us

Antonyms: sporadic

Definition: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances


Main entry: running, linear

Definition: measured lengthwise

Usage: cost of lumber per running foot

Antonyms: crosswise

Definition: lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction


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