runner-up finish runner-up • runnet · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · runner-up finish · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a finish in second place (as in a race). Synonyms: second-place finish, runner-up finish. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · second-place finish · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075