/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of high tail Find synonyms for: Verb1. high-tail, flee, fly, take flightusage: retreat at full speed; "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"Verb1. high-tail, flee, fly, take flightusage: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language