HIGHTAIL IT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

hightail (it)

verb

ˈhī-ˌtāl

Definition of hightail (it)

as in to flee

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar

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Verb

Clay, along with a passenger, fled on foot, leaving the wrecked car behind, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The suspect fled on foot, and as of Sunday, had not been apprehended by police yet.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of flee

Verb

Once again, Brazil’s midfield is quickly retreating towards their own goal as Morocco pile forward.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Moreover, the shock of higher prices is still fresh in people's minds and may be coloring consumers' purchasing decisions, despite signs that prices should retreat further.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Definition of retreat

Verb

Adeline André will close out the official calendar in Paris, on Thursday at 4pm, while a number of attendees will fly to Rome for the Fendi show that evening at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Norway and Brazil were locked in a tense, back-and-forth game Sunday, in the round of 16, until Haaland came flying in with that header to give Norway a 1-0 lead.

— Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

Villaraigosa, who led the city from 2005-13 and recently ran for governor, argued that this is not the right time to make even that change.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.

— Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of run

Verb

New research, however, suggests our planet has a better chance of escaping that fiery end than previously thought.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 July 2026
But Márquez escaped when Nolan Arenado lined a ball up the middle that second baseman Sung-Mun Song caught and ran to step on the bag for a double play.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of escape

Verb

Set during the protracted period of economic decline in 1970s Ghana, two sisters, Evelyn and Maggie, make a deal to run away to the US to start a new life together.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Gunfire rang out into the vehicle until both men eventually ran away in opposite directions.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of run away

Verb

Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Outfielder Jarred Kelenic was brought on as a pinch runner during the ninth and scored the winning run off a wild pitch for a 3-2 victory.

— Cal Phillips June 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

Definition of run off

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