Synonyms of hightails (it)

hightails (it)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hightail (it)

as in flees

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flees
• retreats
• flies
• bolts
• runs
• runs away
• runs off
• escapes
• beats it
• beats a retreat
• breaks
• turns tail
• bugs out
• makes tracks
• skips (out)
• gets (away)
• lights out
• clears out
• gets out
• makes off
• skedaddles
• skirrs
• mizzles
• elopes
• absconds
• scats
• lams
• decamps
• scarpers
• scrams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronts
• dares
• faces
• defies
• remains
• hangs around
• braves
• stays
• lingers
• dwells
• sticks around
• beards
• abides
• tarries