Synonyms for tail
teɪltail

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1. tailnoun

   Sexual intercourse.

   I'm gonna get me some tail tonight.

   Synonyms:
   pussy, punani, poon, ass, tang, poontang

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1. tailnoun

   the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

2. fag end, tail, tail endnoun

   the time of the last part of something

   "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

3. tail, tail endnoun

   any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

4. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assnoun

   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

   "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

   Synonyms:
   screw, arse, keister, female genital organ, substructure, stinkpot, goat, cornerstone, stern, lavatory, git, croup, arsehole, butt, shadower, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, base, tooshie, foundation, butt end, lav, derriere, can buoy, shag, place, seat, prat, bottomland, hind end, behind, tin can, scum bag, asshole, freighter, understructure, ass, stub, backside, after part, female genitals, tramp, female genitalia, idler, nookie, toilet, piece of tail, laughingstock, shtup, poop, foot, screwing, posterior, potty, bathroom, quarter, do-nothing, back end, dirty dog, tush, merchantman, canful, can, croupe, butt joint, john, back tooth, bunghole, nates, rat, rump, nooky, pot, back, privy, underside, piece of ass, rear end, rear, layabout, bottom, buns, merchant ship, undersurface, tail assembly, hobo, loafer, fundament, stool, roll in the hay, empennage, rotter, so-and-so, stooge, target, stinker, buttocks, bottom of the inning, hindquarters, bum, cigaret, coffin nail, tin, crumb, groundwork, shadow, fag end, cigarette, bed, basis, tail end, fanny, lowlife, puke

   Antonyms:
   head

5. tail, shadow, shadowernoun

   a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

   Synonyms:
   fanny, phantom, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, apparition, dark, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, vestige, tail assembly, buns, phantasm, tincture, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, fantasm, hind end, rump, keister, darkness, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, trace, tush, phantasma, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

6. tailnoun

   (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

7. tail, tail assembly, empennagenoun

   the rear part of an aircraft

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

8. stern, after part, quarter, poop, tailverb

   the rear part of a ship

   Synonyms:
   fourth, fag end, seat, nincompoop, butt, shite, quarter, shadower, can, nates, quartern, crap, shadow, fundament, low-down, posterior, buttocks, behind, shit, ninny, stern, bottom, twenty-five percent, backside, bum, empennage, fourth part, tail assembly, buns, the skinny, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, one-quarter, turd, dirt, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, fanny, rear, tush, after part, poop, one-fourth, dope, rear end

   Antonyms:
   head

9. chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, trackverb

   go after with the intent to catch

   "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

   Synonyms:
   give chase, quest for, traverse, pass over, chase after, cut through, cover, shack, chamfer, mark, get over, chase, drop back, cut across, furrow, go after, get across, trail, train, bob, get behind, label, dog, track, pursue, cross, tag, quest after, drag, dock, hang back, drop behind

   Antonyms:
   head

10. dock, tail, bobverb

    remove or shorten the tail of an animal

    Synonyms:
    bobsled, dog, chase after, curtsy, dock, bob, tag, track, chase, trail, go after, give chase

    Antonyms:
    head

11. tailverb

    remove the stalk of fruits or berries

    Synonyms:
    chase after, dock, dog, trail, tag, track, chase, bob, go after, give chase

    Antonyms:
    head

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Cut
   • End
   • Follower
   • Process
   • Projection
   • Rear
   • Reverse
   • Spy
   • Top

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tailnoun

   Synonyms:
   end, extremity, fag-end, hinder part

2. tailnoun

   Synonyms:
   skirt, flap

3. tailnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mus.) stem (of a note)

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1. tailnoun

   Associated words:
   caudal, dock, scut, prehensile, caudate, bicaudal, rump, uropygium

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1. List of paraphrases for "tail":

   cock, queue, dick, caudal, rear, rump, pecker, cola, cue, prick, taillight, queuing, tails, line, swinging, tracker

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How to use tail in a sentence?

1. Brandt Snedeker:

   It's a great feeling to know you have a chance, it's also a complete feeling of uncertainty, realizing you've worked your tail off for 63 holes and you're starting over again.

2. Ryan Seacrest:

   Ryan has the appeal of a dog that has been rescued from the pound, that is his secret. He's grateful. He's happy. Always, always. If he had a tail, he'd wag it.

3. Captain Dave Bender:

   [ It ] gets about 75 feet from the boat, it’s very obvious, we see just the head, the spine and the tail, and the tiger shark swimming right to the boat, so that thing came in … it was like that old cartoon, when the cat gets the fish and [ strips it clean ].

4. John George Diefenbaker:

   The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail of them and they never are seen twice in the same place.

5. Arian Vojdani:

   We are at the tail-end of a strong earnings and that's still playing in. They want to be a part of what looks like a strong year despite any type of headline shock.