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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

prey, quarry
Words Related to chase

game

kill, victim

beast, brute, creature, critter

target
Near Antonyms of chase

chaser, hunter, pursuer
Antonyms of chase

predator
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

hot pursuit

tagging along

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, turn out
Words Related to chase

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

welcome

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

run after
Near Antonyms of chase

head
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

hunt, stalk
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

poach

cull
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, bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, course, 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

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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