Synonyms of chasing

chasing 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

despite our determined chasing, the rabbit got away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuit
• tracking
• chase
• tracing
• trailing
• pursuing
• tailing
• search
• shadowing
• tagging
• hounding
• dogging
• following
• hot pursuit
• seeking
• track
• trail
• path
• tagging along

chasing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of chase

1

as in dismissing

to drive or force out

chased the cat out of the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• ejecting
• banishing
• expelling
• evicting
• removing
• bouncing
• extruding
• sacking
• routing
• kicking out
• casting out
• firing
• drumming (out)
• ousting
• booting (out)
• running off
• outing
• turning out
• throwing out
• turfing (out)
• sending packing
• giving one the gate
• dispossessing
• exiling
• deporting
• displacing
• terminating
• releasing
• shutting out
• reading out
• ostracizing
• retiring
• expatriating
• discharging
• deforcing
• axing
• defenestrating
• mustering out
• canning
• pink-slipping
• cashiering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• taking in
• welcoming
• sheltering
• entertaining
• harboring
• lodging
• housing

2

as in pursuing

to go after or on the track of

a dog that likes to chase cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuing
• tracking
• escorting
• following
• trailing
• tracing
• accompanying
• tailing
• hounding
• dogging
• watching
• tagging
• coursing
• shadowing
• running
• running after
• hunting
• seeking
• bird-dogging
• eyeing
• observing
• chaperoning
• searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

3

as in hunting

to seek out (game) for food or sport

owls often chase mice in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hunting
• stalking
• trapping
• capturing
• snaring
• pursuing
• tracking
• killing
• dragging
• trailing
• hounding
• dogging
• hawking
• ferreting
• netting
• shooting
• coursing
• running
• running down
• culling
• poaching
• harpooning
• gunning (for)
• spooring

4

as in racing

to proceed or move quickly

they chased all over the place to find the missing child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• racing
• speeding
• hurrying
• flying
• scurrying
• traveling
• rushing
• trotting
• driving
• zipping
• jumping
• running
• buzzing
• darting
• blowing
• scooting
• stepping
• dashing
• scuttling
• blasting
• tearing
• ripping
• hustling
• zooming
• shooting
• ramming
• whirling
• blazing
• bowling
• hurling
• barreling
• bolting
• jogging
• humping
• hurtling
• careering
• rustling
• careening
• nipping
• pelting
• rocketing
• whisking
• haring
• bundling
• coursing
• breezing
• motoring
• galloping
• hastening
• bustling
• cracking (on)
• jetting
• belting
• flitting
• beating it
• cannonballing
• hying
• bombing
• highballing
• scampering
• sprinting
• getting a move on
• stepping on it
• scuffling
• making tracks
• streaking
• scudding
• whizzing
• shaking a leg
• accelerating
• stampeding
• hotfooting (it)
• outrunning
• overtaking
• outpacing
• beetling
• outstripping
• quickening
• stepping out
• catching up
• arrowing
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• poking
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• loitering
• dawdling
• strolling
• shuffling
• sauntering
• dallying
• ambling
• plodding
• lumbering
• tarrying
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chasing

Noun

With all of this back and forth on ring chasing, has winning become underrated? — Dan Woike, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Canning induced much chasing from Rockies hitters, sending a 3-0 lead to the game’s final third. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026

Glad his decision was strictly based on happiness, like Rich Paul assured us, not ring chasing. — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

The fact that chasing that produced really tight, concise songs is really just secondary. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Antico, a South Shore native, has a passion for storm chasing. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026

Banijay, which closed a deal with All3Media only last week, is reportedly among the chasing pack. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 July 2026

The drama of the series comes from Hollis being a little bit of a villain; The Five Star Weekend nearly suggests that the fame-chasing Hollis deserved Caroline and Matthew’s irritation rather than their support. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Linguistically, as on the pitch, the Americans can often be found ball-chasing. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Verb

The company has built its reputation not by chasing the highest horsepower figures, but by delivering modest power and clever engineering at attainable prices. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

That injury has long healed — but Carapaz is still seemingly incapable of sitting in his saddle, permanently on his pedals and on the attack, chasing rivals, stages, and the polka-dot jersey. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

To work around this, some Gen Z ravers are swapping vodka shots for espresso shots and chasing their weekly serotonin buzz beneath café lights rather than nightclub strobes. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Rather than chasing maximum deck length, Tern prioritizes real-world agility for urban riders. — New Atlas, 25 July 2026

An artists’ responsibility is to confront the truth of things rather than chasing mass approval or trying to please everybody. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 July 2026

As a result, almost every team in the conference, Brooklyn included, will be chasing 30 wins, minimum. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

The startup is now chasing more funds to support an ambitious expansion plan, including an increase in computing capacity. — Haze Fan, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Chicago scored five more in the sixth, chasing Skenes with one out after Nico Hoerner singled and Pedro Ramírez walked. — ABC News, 25 July 2026