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Synonyms of fugitive in English:

fugitive


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noun

1‘he is a hunted fugitive’

SYNONYMS
escapee, escaper, runaway, deserter, refugee, renegade, absconder
archaic runagate

adjective

1‘a fugitive criminal’

SYNONYMS
escaped, escaping, runaway, fleeing, deserting
on the loose, at large, wanted
informal AWOL, on the run
North American informal on the lam

2‘ours is a fugitive life’

SYNONYMS
fleeting, transient, transitory, ephemeral, evanescent, flitting, flying, fading, momentary, short-lived, short, brief, passing, impermanent, fly-by-night, here today and gone tomorrow
literary fugacious
ANTONYMS

permanent, long-lasting