TRACKING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

tracking 1 of 2

noun

ˈtra-kiŋ

Definition of tracking

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers

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tracking

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verb

present participle of track

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of predators stealthily tracking their prey

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as in traversing

to make one's way through, across, or over once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains

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Recent Examples of tracking

Noun

George Karlaftis had 11 of those, per PFF tracking, which is tied for the most that any player has had in a single game this season. — Sam McDowell 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 Even assistant directors need a basic grasp of AI, as gray screens marked with tracking points replace green screens. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Verb

By then, the plane had plunged fourteen thousand feet in just twenty-nine seconds, according to data from Flightradar24, an aviation-tracking firm. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Diesel has risen 77% this year, putting it on track for the largest year-on-year percentage increase since AAA started tracking the data in 2000. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tracking

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking

Noun

The department maintains an early intervention system that flags officers based on risk factors, such as a relatively high volume of civilian complaints, frequent use of force, and involvement in preventable traffic collisions or pursuits.

— Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Vanity and the sometimes painful pursuit of beauty have never really been gendered ideas.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuit

Verb

International funding, Patil says, means long waits, complicated contracts and co-production treaties, and Indian filmmakers end up chasing the same grants as professionals from wealthier countries.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The company said its problems would not be solved by chasing unhealthy sales volume or short-term revenue.

— Ryan Baker, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

Oil drops as Hormuz traffic rebounds Oil prices fell as new data showed crude exports from the Middle East surpassed prewar levels, though any respite may be short-lived as attacks on tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz increased.

— Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates between Durango and Silverton, traversing the San Juan National Forest and running along the Animas River.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of traversing

Noun

In the 1970s, researchers developed another version of applying color to the brain called anterograde and retrograde tracing.

— Kimberlee D'Ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Finding people at high risk of incubating the Bundibugyo virus, also known as contact tracing, has proved difficult in Congo.

— CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracing

Verb

Neela Jolene stars as a young sound engineer grieving her recording-artist father while pursuing a legendary stage of her own.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Coffman said Aurora is pursuing a boundary adjustment that would transfer the property into Aurora's jurisdiction.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

Super El Niño impact Inflation in India has been rising for 10 straight months, crossing the central bank's medium-term target of 4% in August, even as economic growth has been resilient so far.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
There were a lot of nuns and priests, and people crossing themselves and crying.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

In September, a drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was shot down over the nation’s territory for the first time, following similar incidents in Latvia and Estonia.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
The European Research Council supported the research through the H2Bro project, following Rothschild’s ERC Advanced Grant awarded in 2023.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of following

Verb

When Hasabo Ibrahim first arrived in Colorado in 1998, finding halal food often meant navigating mainstream grocery stores and carefully checking products one by one.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Many are navigating divorce, illness, breakups, or a reconsideration of their religious beliefs.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026