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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Officers said Rodriguez sped out of the lot and fled the scene.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Many fled to neighboring states where horse racing has successfully paired operations with gaming.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fled

Verb

Lake Washington is a 200-foot-deep trough carved by glaciers that retreated 16,000 years ago.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Galliano retreated from public life for two years and was found guilty by a Paris court of public insults based on religion, race and ethnicity.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreated

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The Hall of Fame coach is taking over for D’Anton Lynn, who bolted for his alma mater Penn State after two meh seasons.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Flipping the lecture cycle Classically, engineering courses default to hours of lectures where students are expected to take notes, with problem sets and exams bolted on.

— Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bolted

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In the mechanical maintenance shop, five employees and the foreman escaped, but two were killed from exposure to the chemical, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Simpson escaped pressure and rolled out to his left before firing a pass to diving receiver Brennan Presley for a touchdown.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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Junior quarterback Aaron McCormack, who is the coach’s son and ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Justin Slaven, is among the teammates who quickly came to appreciate Harris’ talents.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The business advocacy group that ran the campaign also denied that AI was used.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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