267 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ tˈɜːn tˈe͡ɪl], [ tˈɜːn tˈe‍ɪl], [ t_ˈɜː_n t_ˈeɪ_l]

Related words: turn, back, around, tail, run, hide, go away, stop

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Similar words for turn tail:

• break away (noun)
• bunk (noun)
• lam (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• run away (noun)
• turn tail (noun)
• back (verb)
• other relevant words (verb)
• retreat (verb)
• retrocede (verb)
• turn and run away (verb)
• other synonyms
• back
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

Synonyms for Turn tail:

• n.

  • break away (noun)
  • break away.
  • bunk (noun)
  • bunk.
  • lam (noun)
  • lam.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • scarper.
  • run away (noun)
  • run away.
  • turn tail (noun)
  • run.

• v.

  • back (verb)
  • re-versed,
  • re-cede,
  • with draws,
  • drove back,
  • re ceding,
  • re tired,
  • re-tiring,
  • drives back,
  • with drawn,
  • with draw,
  • re-verse,
  • re pulsed,
  • re-versing,
  • with-draw,
  • re-pulsed,
  • re tract,
  • re tracts,
  • with-drew,
  • re-pulse,
  • re-ceding,
  • re cedes,
  • re-pulses,
  • re versing,
  • re tiring,
  • drave back,
  • with-draws,
  • re-pulsing,
  • re-tracts,
  • re-tires,
  • re pulses,
  • re ceded,
  • re tire,
  • re-cedes,
  • with drawing,
  • with drew,
  • re tires,
  • re-tract,
  • re pulsing,
  • re pulse,
  • with-drawn,
  • re-ceded,
  • re-tire,
  • re cede,
  • re verse,
  • with-drawing.
  • Other relevant words: (verb)
  • leave,
  • go away,
  • go forth.
  • retreat (verb)
  • retro grade,
  • starts back,
  • de camps,
  • de camp,
  • de-parting,
  • de camping,
  • re coil,
  • keeps apart,
  • re signing,
  • de-part,
  • re coiling,
  • secludes oneself,
  • starting back,
  • re-coil,
  • secluding oneself,
  • de-camp,
  • secluded oneself,
  • re coils,
  • de parts,
  • retro graded,
  • kept aloof,
  • re signs,
  • de-camping,
  • de part,
  • de parting,
  • retro grading,
  • retro-grading,
  • dis-engages,
  • de parted,
  • re treat,
  • keeps aloof,
  • de camped,
  • dis engage,
  • gave ground,
  • caved in,
  • re coiled,
  • dis engaged,
  • re-signs,
  • started back,
  • keeping aloof,
  • re-treats,
  • dis-engaged,
  • re-treating,
  • dis-engage,
  • dis engages,
  • re-signed,
  • re-coils,
  • re-treated,
  • re treating,
  • lays down,
  • retro-graded,
  • de-camped,
  • de-parted,
  • re treats,
  • retro grades,
  • dis engaging,
  • dis-engaging,
  • de-parts,
  • de-camps,
  • re treated,
  • re-coiled,
  • re-coiling,
  • re-treat,
  • retro-grades,
  • Re sign,
  • re signed.
  • retrocede (verb)
  • retracing one steps,
  • retraced steps,
  • retraced ones steps,
  • retraced one steps,
  • retro-ceding,
  • retraced one's steps,
  • retraces steps,
  • retro cedes,
  • retrace ones steps,
  • retracing one's steps,
  • retro-cedes,
  • retracing ones steps,
  • retro-ceded,
  • retro ceded,
  • retro ceding,
  • retracing steps,
  • retro cede,
  • retraces ones steps,
  • retraces one's steps,
  • retro-cede,
  • retrace one steps,
  • retraces one steps.
  • turn and run away (verb)
  • make a u-turn.

• Other synonyms:

  • back
  • Repulsing,
  • recede,
  • driving back,
  • Withdrew,
  • Reversing,
  • drive back,
  • fall back,
  • Retrocede.
  • Other relevant words:
  • kept apart,
  • start back,
  • gives ground,
  • move back,
  • retreating,
  • seclude oneself,
  • giving ground,
  • laying down,
  • Retrograded,
  • retrace steps,
  • turn,
  • lay down,
  • go back,
  • retrogrades,
  • moved back,
  • keep apart,
  • caves in,
  • retreat,
  • back,
  • cave in,
  • give ground,
  • keep aloof,
  • moves back,
  • caving in,
  • go along with,
  • keeping apart,
  • retrace one's steps,
  • Retrograding,
  • laid down,
  • moving back.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • put about,
  • back out,
  • skedaddle,
  • beat a retreat,
  • decamp,
  • bolt,
  • skip out,
  • back down,
  • go about,
  • FUGITATE,
  • drop back,
  • go,
  • make a getaway,
  • make one's escape,
  • retire,
  • make tracks,
  • beat it,
  • heel,
  • recoil,
  • skip,
  • cut and run,
  • pivot,
  • withdraw,
  • clear out,
  • bugger off,
  • escape,
  • desert under fire,
  • take a powder,
  • take wing,
  • scoot,
  • swivel,
  • back off,
  • jump,
  • shoot through,
  • absquatulate,
  • run for it,
  • veer,
  • vamoose,
  • run away with,
  • get away,
  • jump bail,
  • make off,
  • whirl,
  • swing,
  • fly,
  • wheel,
  • desert,
  • shy away,
  • run off,
  • take off,
  • draw back,
  • flee,
  • vanish,
  • back away,
  • avoid,
  • fly the coop,
  • turn around,
  • make oneself scarce,
  • pull,
  • run scared,
  • spin,
  • blow,
  • elope,
  • take to the woods,
  • levant,
  • hightail it,
  • scat,
  • pull back,
  • depart,
  • abscond,
  • disappear,
  • bail out,
  • split,
  • back up,
  • turn on a dime,
  • lose ground,
  • backtrack,
  • scram,
  • come about,
  • quit,
  • round,
  • take flight,
  • take to flight,
  • head for the hills,
  • abandon,
  • evacuate.