Synonyms of hunts

hunts 1 of 2

noun

plural of hunt

as in searches

an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something

soon the whole family was involved in the hunt for Mom's car keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searches
• quests
• chases
• pursuits
• sweeps
• surveys
• scouts
• explorations
• probes
• reconnaissances
• canvases
• canvasses
• forages
• recons
• shakedowns

hunts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hunt

1

as in chases

to seek out (game) for food or sport

Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chases
• stalks
• traps
• snares
• captures
• kills
• pursues
• tracks
• drags
• hounds
• trails
• dogs
• nets
• shoots
• hawks
• courses
• culls
• ferrets
• runs down
• guns (for)
• runs
• spoors
• poaches
• harpoons

2

as in pursues

to go in search of

I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursues
• seeks
• chases (down)
• shops (for)
• searches (for or out)
• looks up
• casts about (for)
• looks for
• forages (for)
• casts around (for)
• quests
• ferrets (out)
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• hides
• ignores
• neglects

3

as in explores

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

a bag lady hunts the neighborhood for returnable bottles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searches
• explores
• prospects
• probes
• skirrs
• scouts
• discovers
• reveals
• reconnoitres
• discloses
• unearths
• reconnoiters
• plumbs
• sounds
• fathoms