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chase

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chase

1 an animal that is hunted or killed

the gazelle is a favorite chase of lions

Synonyms of chase

Words Related to chase

beast, brute, creature, critter

Near Antonyms of chase

chaser, hunter, pursuer

killer, murderer

Antonyms of chase

2 the act of going after or in the tracks of another

a high-speed car chase

Synonyms of chase

chasing, dogging, following, hounding, pursuing, pursuit, shadowing, tagging, tailing, tracing, tracking, trailing

Words Related to chase

path, track, trail

search, seeking

chase

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of chase

1 to drive or force out

chased the cat out of the garden

Synonyms of chase

banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, dismiss, drum (out), eject, expel, extrude, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out) [chiefly British], turn out

Words Related to chase

deforce, deport, displace, dispossess, evict, exile, expatriate, ostracize, read out, shut out

ax (or axe), can, cashier, defenestrate, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate

Phrases Synonymous with chase

give one the gate [slang], send packing

Near Antonyms of chase

accept, admit, receive, take, take in

entertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter

2 to go after or on the track of

a dog that likes to chase cars

Synonyms of chase

bird-dog, course, dog, follow, hound, pursue, run, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail

Words Related to chase

accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort

hunt, search (for), seek

eye, observe, watch

Phrases Synonymous with chase

Near Antonyms of chase

Antonyms of chase

guide, lead, pilot

3 to seek out (game) for food or sport

owls often chase mice in the dark

Synonyms of chase

Words Related to chase

capture, drag, net, snare, trap

dog, ferret, hawk, hound

course, pursue, run, run down, spoor, track, trail

gun (for), harpoon, kill, shoot

4 to proceed or move quickly

they chased all over the place to find the missing child

Synonyms of chase

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Words Related to chase

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

Phrases Synonymous with chase

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it

Near Antonyms of chase

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms of chase

crawl, creep, poke

Synonym Discussion of chase

chase, pursue, follow, trail mean to go after or on the track of something or someone. chase implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake something fleeing or running.

- a dog chasing a cat

pursue suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach, or attain.

- pursued the criminal through narrow streets

follow puts less emphasis upon speed or intent to overtake.

- friends followed me home in their car

trail may stress a following of tracks or traces rather than a visible object.

- trail deer
- trailed a suspect across the country

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