Synonyms of tails

tails 1 of 2

noun

plural of tail

1

as in entourages

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person

the tail that accompanies the prince wherever he goes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entourages
• crews
• posses
• suites
• staffs
• retinues
• trains
• followings
• corteges
• assistants
• helpers
• retainers
• attendants
• courts
• personnels

2

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits

get your tail in here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheeks
• bums
• seats
• rumps
• bottoms
• buns
• behinds
• butts
• haunches
• backsides
• posteriors
• rears
• buttocks
• fannies
• breeches
• tushes
• cans
• hams
• tail ends
• booties
• rear ends
• cabooses
• heinies
• nates
• beams
• sterns
• fundaments
• derrieres
• hunkers
• keisters
• duffs
• moons

3

as in backs

a behind part or surface

the tail of the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backs
• rears
• reverses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faces
• fronts
• foreheads
• foreparts

tails

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tail

as in chases

to go after or on the track of

detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chases
• tracks
• pursues
• dogs
• escorts
• traces
• trails
• shadows
• follows
• tags
• courses
• hounds
• runs after
• accompanies
• eyes
• bird-dogs
• runs
• watches
• hunts
• seeks
• searches (for)
• chaperones
• observes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leads
• guides
• pilots
• heads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tails

Noun

Their big paws may have bits of fur growing between their toes, and their tails are long and bushy. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Yak skulls, tails and hair hang in a barn overseen by a furtive gray cat. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

The lowest two stars are Altair and Deneb, which mark the tails of the great eagle and swan in the constellations Aquila and Cygnus, respectively. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Intense heat strips away rock from the planet, creating spectacular comet-like mineral tails stretching millions of kilometers into space. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Brand crisps up a variety of tails ranging from salmon to cod to tilefish in the oven and assesses their flavors and textures. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026

The pate uses trim such as collars and tails, which are double smoked, much like classic barbecue burnt ends. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Nothing is more gratifying, in sports as elsewhere, than the sight of overdogs with their tails between their legs. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

The researchers interpret the tails as a sign that helium is currently being driven out of the atmosphere by the high-energy radiation the star produces. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Verb

Cuevas remembers the wins, the journey and the spiral — Penix, as a lefty, threw a distinct ball that tails away from pass-catchers. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026