Synonyms of chases

chases 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chase

1

as in outs

to drive or force out

chased the cat out of the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outs
• ejects
• dismisses
• banishes
• expels
• removes
• evicts
• routs
• bounces
• extrudes
• casts out
• kicks out
• ousts
• boots (out)
• turns out
• runs off
• fires
• sacks
• drums (out)
• throws out
• turfs (out)
• sends packing
• gives one the gate
• dispossesses
• shuts out
• deports
• displaces
• ostracizes
• exiles
• reads out
• retires
• terminates
• deforces
• cans
• expatriates
• releases
• axes
• discharges
• defenestrates
• pink-slips
• cashiers
• musters out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• takes
• admits
• accepts
• takes in
• welcomes
• shelters
• houses
• harbors
• entertains
• lodges

2

as in pursues

to go after or on the track of

a dog that likes to chase cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursues
• tracks
• follows
• accompanies
• traces
• escorts
• tails
• trails
• shadows
• dogs
• watches
• courses
• runs after
• runs
• tags
• hunts
• hounds
• seeks
• bird-dogs
• eyes
• observes
• searches (for)
• chaperones
• chaperons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leads
• guides
• pilots
• heads

3

as in hunts

to seek out (game) for food or sport

owls often chase mice in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly

they chased all over the place to find the missing child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushes
• scurries
• hurries
• races
• trots
• drives
• speeds
• travels
• flies
• jumps
• zips
• runs
• buzzes
• scoots
• blows
• scuttles
• dashes
• darts
• zooms
• rips
• blasts
• shoots
• hurls
• whirls
• jogs
• tears
• steps
• hustles
• rams
• bowls
• hurtles
• whisks
• blazes
• rustles
• careens
• barrels
• motors
• bolts
• jets
• hies
• hastens
• bustles
• hares
• cracks (on)
• humps
• gallops
• breezes
• nips
• courses
• careers
• rockets
• beats it
• belts
• pelts
• bundles
• bombs
• steps on it
• scampers
• flits
• makes tracks
• cannonballs
• sprints
• highballs
• accelerates
• gets a move on
• shakes a leg
• hotfoots (it)
• outruns
• whizzes
• streaks
• stampedes
• overtakes
• beetles
• scuffles
• scuds
• quickens
• outpaces
• outstrips
• steps out
• catches up
• arrows
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• pokes
• lags
• creeps
• lingers
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• dawdles
• strolls
• saunters
• ambles
• shuffles
• tarries
• dallies
• plods
• lumbers
• slows (down or up)
• decelerates
• dillydallies

chases

2 of 2

noun

plural of chase

as in quarries

an animal that is hunted or killed

the gazelle is a favorite chase of lions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quarries
• preys
• prey
• creatures
• games
• kills
• victims
• targets
• beasts
• critters
• brutes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• predators
• hunters
• murderers
• killers
• carnivores
• pursuers
• chasers