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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The driver, who is accused of fleeing the scene, is now facing charges.

— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after the government’s fall in December 2024 and received political asylum.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of flee

Verb

Netanyahu says Israel will not retreat from any of its positions in Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
When the Hills couple faced financial issues after the show ended, the two retreated to Pratt’s parents’ beach home in Carpinteria, California, to get back to regular life.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreat

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So a new grant, under the early-stage NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, aims to create small, flying vehicles that could explore those caves.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
When not searching for glass floats, enjoy other pastimes like tide pooling, beachcombing, and kite flying (home to two kite festivals, Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World).

— Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

That requires identity to become infrastructure, not an afterthought bolted onto checkout.

— Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
That work is arguably getting harder as chief executives stay in the job longer, causing their possible successors to get restless; some are bolting to jobs elsewhere or retiring themselves.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bolt

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Birds chirp from atop the towering oak trees, and the peacefully running fountains set the tone for a serenity that'll carry through your weekend.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Payton wanted his starters to see the field for roughly 15 plays in the preseason opener, but the Falcons ran only 13 plays on their first four possessions combined.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of run

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Thom reasons that since no bodies have been found, Matt and Really Rhonda might just have run away.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
The movie fictionally suggests that Bourdain was rejected by a Vassar College writing fellowship, which prompted him to run away from home to Provincetown.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of run away

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