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Synonyms for chase

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

track hunt tail pursue

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Pursue

pursue, run after, hunt, track, dog, go after, come after, tag, tail, hound, follow, give chase, trail, course, prosecute, chevy

2. Furrow

furrow, chamfer

Other

cut, drive, emboss, dispel

Noun

1. Pursuit

pursuit, following, pursual rare

Other

hunting, game, race

Antonyms

attract

All antonyms of chase →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To pursue. To follow at speed.

  2. v. 2

    To pursue. To hunt.

  3. n. 1

    The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.

Related words

Word family
chasey
Phrases
chase after give chase wild-goose chase chase away chase gun kiss chase in full chase merry chase

Forms

Plural
chases → pursuits, followings, pursuals, huntings…
Past participle
chased
e.g. chased → pursued, hunted, tracked, dogged…

Choose the right word

Chase, Hunt or Search?

Hunt never quite loses its association with field-sports, where it includes both search and chase; the search till the game is hunted out, and the chase till it is hunted down.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • track I think this project is moving on the right track.
  • hunt Dmitri accompanied Rima in her demon-hunt mission.
  • tail The tail of a fox is longer than that of a rabbit.
  • pursue Students often pursue their teacher with questions.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
chaserising
trackrising
huntrising
tailsteady
pursuerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cut1, dog1, tag1
4 letters
game1, race1, hunt1, tail1
5 letters
drive1, track1, trail1, chevy2, hound1
6 letters
course1, follow2, pursue2, dispel2, furrow2, emboss2
7 letters
hunting2, pursuit2, chamfer, pursual
9 letters
following3, prosecute3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chevy2 = 2 syllables).