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
• courses
• watches
• runs
• tags
• hunts
• hounds
• runs after
• seeks
• bird-dogs
• eyes
• observes
• searches (for)
• chaperones

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chases

Verb

Denny Hamlin, who was born in nearby Tampa, chases the best finish of his 21-year career. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The Textbook Case The R&D tax credit rewards work that chases something new or improved, leans on real engineering, begins with technical uncertainty and resolves it through experimentation. — Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

One of the most intense sequences finds Lucas protecting a still-comatose Max while a horde of demodogs chases him through a hospital. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Seconds later, Bella, an 11-year-old husky, jumps in and chases the bear across the driveway and away from the child. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Tired of spending his days simply delighting in psychological torture and revenge, Lestat publicly chases the life of a famous rock star, writing and producing an album and performing in a cross-country tour while maintaining a fake vampire persona. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 27 June 2026

Kylian Mbappé of France chases the ball during their match against Iraq. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 26 June 2026

When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Noun

Tom Holland’s Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026

The way character Anne chases Leo and infiltrates his apartment and finds ways to be close to him without being next to him that to me was an incredibly exciting thing cinematically. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026

The woman she is accused of killing, Bouffard, was the second person in a 16-day span to die in police chases in Broward. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Communities across Southern California have been grappling with a proliferation of young riders on electric bikes and motorcycles on city streets, engaging in dangerous maneuvers and, sometimes, engaging police in chases. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Or, throw a few sprigs on the grill to emit a fragrant smoke that chases mosquitoes away. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

Obviously, the need for subsequent rest and recovery limits the frequency of such chases. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

The clip then cuts to scenes of knife-wielding, beach celebrations, police chases, gunshots and ends with a massive explosion, courtesy of Carlacia Grant's Cleo. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

Flatheads aren’t built for extended chases like their streamlined cousins, preferring instead to dart out from hiding and devour unwary prey. — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026