running

[ruhn-ing] / ˈrʌn ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

continuous, flowing, operating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constant functioning working

STRONG

active cursive dynamic executing going live moving operative proceeding producing smooth

WEAK

alive easy effortless fluent in action in operation in succession incessant perpetual together unbroken unceasing uninterrupted

Antonyms

STRONG

apathetic immobile inactive unexciting

WEAK

broken discontinuous intermittent occasional

ADVERB

continually

Synonyms

WEAK

consecutively continuously night and day successively together unintermittedly uninterruptedly

Antonyms

WEAK

broken intermittently occasionally

NOUN

management of organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

functioning

STRONG

administration care charge conduct control coordination direction handling leadership maintenance operation organization oversight performance regulation supervision working

WEAK

intendance superintendency

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization ignorance mismanagement neglect

Example Sentences

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Taxpayers, who keep the economy running and sustain care for the most vulnerable, deserve empathy and justice.

From The Wall Street Journal

Children would be better off if they spent more time running around outside.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than a decade after Fukushima, only 14 reactors are up and running and 19 are still mothballed.

From The Wall Street Journal

That land already had greater Kansas City’s interstate loop running through it, promising easy access.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a lot of places around the country, residents already fight them over wells running low and rivers running hot.

From Salon