Fleeing
Turning tail and fleeing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turning tail" instead a noun "Fleeing".
Nearby Word: flee
Turning tail
Fleeing and turning tail are semantically related. You can use "Fleeing" instead a noun phrase "Turning tail".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In Ruddigore, the song "I Shipped D'ye See" is about a British warship gallantly turning tail and fleeing from a French frigate since, um, they didn't want to hurt them or anything like that.
Source: Creator / Gilbert and Sullivan
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Turning tail and Fleeing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fleeing/turning_tail
Fleeing & Turning tail. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fleeing/turning_tail>.
Turning tail or Fleeing. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fleeing/turning_tail.
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