HIGHTAILED (IT) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

hightailed (it)

verb

past tense of hightail (it)

as in fled

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 correspondence helped convince Anders, who fled the Nazis for American exile in 1936, that different kinds of evil cause different kinds of harm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Russia is holding parliamentary elections, the first since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in a political landscape in which critical opposition is effectively nonexistent, with opponents barred or having fled the country.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fled

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After Diana’s death following an August 1997 car crash, Jane retreated from the public eye.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
Luckily, a Colts staffer hustled onto the field to get his attention, so Doyle retreated to the sideline and kept studying his play sheet.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of retreated

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Kiffin built Ole Miss into a national championship program, and then bolted before finishing the job.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
When Walker bounced out of a fourth and 1 scrum and bolted 60 yards for a touchdown in the Chiefs’ 31-10 trouncing of Denver, all at once the astounding was entirely familiar.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bolted

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Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth, and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of escaped

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The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
This iconic Pasadena diner has been up and running since 1963, with local Michael Osborne taking the reins since the late ‘70s.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

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