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

Instant, 24/7 funding, while convenient, often facilitates late-night loss chasing, and many frequent traders report feeling like failures. — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Unpredictable weather is always the bane of eclipse chasing — and today's event has been no different. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

Have your own postcard worthy memory with Smile N’ Wave, a charter company that offers sails that specialize in everything from snorkeling to swimming to dolphin chasing from their shaded 31-foot catamaran. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Kennedy says that the recent flows into ETFs, which reached a six-week high, is professional money, not just retail chasing. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Purdy is dialed in One of Purdy’s first throws of 11-on-11 drills on Thursday was a deep touchdown to reserve receiver Malik Turner down the left sideline hitting him in stride beyond the chasing defensive back. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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

Verb

According to Linnane, dressing like an Italian isn’t about chasing whatever fashion trend is dominating social media. — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Final Thoughts The Qidi Max 4 feels like a machine designed for people who care more about capability, material flexibility, and printing large, functional parts than chasing a perfectly polished consumer-appliance experience. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Then the card collectors around the hobby had been chasing appeared on the screen. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

For those chasing ultimate performance, a lightweight package adds suspension arms and knuckles that are machined from solid aluminum, along with titanium chassis bolts, saving a total of 37 pounds. — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

But his interest in atmospheric science and storm chasing runs deep. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

From Jordan Spieth trying to find his form, to rookie Jackson Koivun looking to continue a remarkable first season, to Scottie Scheffler chasing another Player of the Year honor, there is plenty to watch as the playoffs get underway. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

In the center, a small stream ox-bowed its way along while chasing the sun through alders and gone-to-seed pastures. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Stepping into the shoes of Steve McQueen is no easy feat, but Brosnan does so with style as Thomas Crown, a billionaire art thief who falls for the insurance investigator chasing him, played by the wonderful Rene Russo. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026