Synonyms for fugitive
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : fyoo-ji-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfyu dʒɪ tɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for fugitive Other synonyms for the word fugitive
- avoiding
- bolter
- criminal
- derelict
- displaced person
- dodger
- émigré
- ephemeral
- errant
- erratic
- escaper
- escaping
- evacuee
- evading
- evanescent
- fleeting
- flitting
- fly-by-night
- flying
- fugacious
- hermit
- hot
- hunted person
- impermanent
- lamster
- momentary
- moving
- on the lam
- passing
- planetary
- runagate
- runaway
- running away
- short
- short-lived
- stray
- temporary
- transient
- transitory
- truant
- unstable
- vagabond
- volatile
- waif
- walkout
- wandering
Définition of fugitive
Origin :- late 14c. (adjective and noun), from Old French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus "fleeing" (but commonly used as a noun meaning "runaway, fugitive slave, deserter"), from past participle stem of fugere "run away, flee," from PIE root *bheug- (1) "to flee" (cf. Greek pheugein "to flee," Lithuanian bugstu "be frightened"). Replaced Old English flyma.
- adj fleeing, transient
- noun person escaping from law or other pursuer
- His reason for not pursuing the fugitive may be readily understood.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Bill had horses which could outrun the fugitive, and why did he not use them?
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- His name was instantly passed on by the fugitive to his fellows as a "safe" man.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- At the house they parted and headed the fugitive toward the stables.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- The hot pursuit of the fugitive plunderers had ruined the day.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- He reports that it has done so greatly and that the Prince of Cabul is a fugitive.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- And the officers turned back to examine every corner where the fugitive was not.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- There was one period of more than half an hour when he lost the fugitive entirely.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The thick copses of the wood snatched every trace of the fugitive from his eye.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Who could say that he went thither as a fugitive from justice?
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
Antonyms for fugitive
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