TAILED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

tailed

verb

past tense of tail

as in chased

to go after or on the track of detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening

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Recent Examples of tailed The lush garden-like grounds are filled with aromatic wild sage, colorful blooms, and cute families of quail and cotton-tailed bunnies. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 Hamilton, a lefty, sliced a ball into left field that tailed away from a diving Ian Happ deep in the corner. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 Meanwhile, Dean Estabrook tailed the bus full of his Yuba City High School choir students from his personal car, a two-vehicle caravan en route to a choral exchange in the Bay Area. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 Details about the underlying allegation remain murky, but the department sources familiar with the matter said the LAPD’s secretive Special Operations Division tailed officers who were under investigation. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 One rider, identified as Richard Collins, the leader of the group, told Fox 5 Atlanta the black SUV tailed the group and laid down the horn. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 The hit was outsourced to a hulking Estonian assassin, Imre (the Butcher) Arakas, who arrived at Dublin Airport on April 3, 2017, and was immediately tailed by officers from the An Garda Síochána’s Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, who arrested him the next day. — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 Players who find themselves being tailed tend to take it first as a badge of honor. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailed

Verb

Many of them chased cheap labor overseas and evaporated anyway.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Fleck chased after him and pointed the gun at the victim, demanding his cellphone.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Definition of chased

Verb

Like his sister Mariska, Zoltán has also pursued a career in Hollywood, albeit behind the scenes.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026
The government has aggressively pursued cases against protesters and others who have had even fleeting and unintentional physical contact with agents.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 19 July 2026

Definition of pursued

Verb

Fewer than 10 commodity ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, according to shipping data tracked by CNN.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Recently, a man from Lenexa was tracked using ALPR technology by the Lenexa Police Department after writing a guest commentary critical of the department for The Star, according to an investigation from KCUR.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of tracked

Verb

Isaac Paredes, whose three-run homer turned the tide on Tuesday, followed with a solo shot that chased Alcantara.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
The setback in 2026 should be temporary, and followed by a boom in global LNG markets through 2050, according to a new report by Oil and Gas Journal.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of followed

Verb

At one point, the judge instructed court officers to allow the former Venezuelan leader additional time to confer with his attorney before being escorted from the room.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Graham's casket will be escorted into the Capitol Rotunda by an Armed Forces team, in recognition of his military service, where a short program will be held July 28.

— James Powel, USA Today, 21 July 2026