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

Absorptive art beckons the viewer—who chases after that which ignores it, a tale as old as time—whereas the Minimalism Fried attacked was very big, very look-at-me, very exhibitionist. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Wolverine chases the kidnappers across the rooftops, battling sword-wielding mercenaries and archers who leave arrows embedded in his body. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Sales chases quarterly goals; Finance plans around annual cash flow. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

With Blair determined to stop him, while Leighton relentlessly chases his grand vision of creating a perfect world. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

The Pathfinder, with shooters still firing, chases the Jeep down the street, toward downtown Seattle and into the night. — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Gracie sometimes chases Georgie away, but there were no accidents. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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

Noun

The footage mixes high-speed chases and explosive action with comedic beats, framing a story built around chaos, mismatched heroism and rising stakes as the mission unfolds. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Independence police conducted 541 chases in 2025 and more than 500 in each of the previous several years, according to data Brinkley presented to city council members earlier this year in March. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Mullin briefly ordered the agency to end traffic stops and vehicle chases after an ICE agent shot and killed an unarmed Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Reps send payment links manually, RevOps patches data and Finance chases numbers that should’ve been captured upstream. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The two get into a fight and Ron chases Mike down the street. — Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Troopers used the ramming tactic in 93 of those chases, the data shows. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026

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