Synonyms for trail
verb
To follow
track, trace, follow a scent; see hunt 1, 2, pursue 1.
To lag behind
fall back, loiter, tarry, linger, dawdle, be left behind, drag along, be out of the running*, be left in the cold*.
Antonyms lead*, forge ahead, be leading.
See trail in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To hang or cause to hang down and be pulled along behind:
drag, draggle, train. See hangTo go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:
dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry. Idioms: drag one's feet (or heels), mark time, take one's time. See fastTo follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting:
trace, track. See marks, seekTo keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:
dog, follow, shadow, track. (Informal) bird-dog, tail. See precedeTo follow closely or persistently:
dog, heel1, tag. See precede
noun
Something that follows or is drawn along behind:
tail, train, wake2. See precedeA visible sign or mark of the passage of someone or something:
print, trace, track. See marksEvidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive:
scent, spoor, track. See marks, smells
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