Synonyms of chased

chased 1 of 2

adjective

as in laced

Related Words

• laced
• embossed
• fringed
• wreathed
• embroidered
• bossed
• bejeweled
• flounced
• gold
• garlanded
• sequined
• emblazoned
• gilded
• golden
• gold-plated

chased

2 of 2

verb

past tense of chase

1

as in dismissed

to drive or force out

chased the cat out of the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• ejected
• banished
• outed
• expelled
• evicted
• sacked
• routed
• removed
• kicked out
• bounced
• cast out
• extruded
• fired
• ousted
• sent packing
• turned out
• booted (out)
• ran off
• threw out
• drummed (out)
• exiled
• gave one the gate
• dispossessed
• deported
• ostracized
• shut out
• turfed (out)
• read out
• expatriated
• displaced
• retired
• terminated
• released
• axed
• discharged
• deforced
• mustered out
• canned
• cashiered
• defenestrated
• pink-slipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• took
• admitted
• accepted
• welcomed
• took in
• entertained
• lodged
• housed
• sheltered
• harbored

2

as in pursued

to go after or on the track of

a dog that likes to chase cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursued
• tracked
• followed
• escorted
• accompanied
• traced
• trailed
• hounded
• tailed
• shadowed
• watched
• dogged
• tagged
• coursed
• ran
• hunted
• ran after
• sought
• bird-dogged
• observed
• eyed
• chaperoned
• searched (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• led
• guided
• headed
• piloted

3

as in hunted

to seek out (game) for food or sport

owls often chase mice in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hunted
• stalked
• trapped
• captured
• killed
• snared
• pursued
• tracked
• dragged
• hounded
• trailed
• hawked
• netted
• dogged
• ferreted
• harpooned
• coursed
• ran
• shot
• culled
• ran down
• poached
• gunned (for)
• spoored

4

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly

they chased all over the place to find the missing child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raced
• sped
• trotted
• scurried
• drove
• hurried
• traveled
• rushed
• flew
• jumped
• zipped
• ran
• buzzed
• darted
• scooted
• stepped
• blew
• dashed
• blasted
• scuttled
• hustled
• ripped
• rammed
• whirled
• bolted
• tore
• hurled
• bowled
• zoomed
• jogged
• blazed
• hurtled
• pelted
• whisked
• humped
• barreled
• rustled
• shot
• rocketed
• careened
• nipped
• hastened
• motored
• breezed
• bustled
• careered
• bundled
• galloped
• cracked (on)
• hied
• coursed
• jetted
• hared
• bombed
• beat it
• belted
• flitted
• scampered
• sprinted
• cannonballed
• stepped on it
• highballed
• streaked
• scuffled
• got a move on
• whizzed
• shook a leg
• scudded
• stampeded
• made tracks
• hotfooted (it)
• accelerated
• overtook
• outran
• beetled
• outpaced
• quickened
• outstripped
• stepped out
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dragged
• crept
• crawled
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• hung (around or out)
• loitered
• strolled
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• shuffled
• dallied
• dawdled
• plodded
• lumbered
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chased

Verb

Following a 33-32 victory over the New York Giants in Week 7 of the 2025 season while playing for the Denver Broncos, Greenlaw chased and verbally threatened referee Brad Allen as the officiating crew was leaving the field. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The discoveries that will change medicine a generation from now are probably being chased today by people asking questions no one else sees the value of yet. — Robert C. Gallo, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

The watches sold in modest numbers as mainstream buyers chased steel sports watches, and Cartier retired the line in 2008. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Police at John Wayne Airport chased after a passenger who ran onto the airfield and stole a vehicle on Tuesday night. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

That month, around 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, and three Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian airspace before being shot down and chased out, respectively, by NATO forces. — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Latino voters were prevented from voting in Vineland, while in Newark some voters were physically chased from the polls by patrolmen, one of whom warned a poll worker not to stay at her post after dark. — Mark Krasovic, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

Know More Private-credit firms are one of the fastest-growing borrower sets for banks, which were chased out of risky lending after the 2008 crisis but have since found their way back into the trade by lending to the firms that replaced them. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

My father, a Brazilian immigrant, chased after the man, and helped the police make an arrest. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026