What is another word for turn tail?
267 synonyms found
What does "turn tail" mean?
What does "turn the tables" mean?
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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Synonyms for Turn tail:
n.
• break away (noun) • bunk (noun)- bunk.
- lam.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other synonyms:
• back • 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.
- 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.
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