CHASING (DOWN) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

chasing (down)

verb

present participle of chase (down)

as in pursuing

to go in search of a historian who has spent two decades chasing down firsthand accounts of the drafting of the U.S. Constitution

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chasing (down)

Verb

The Bears are pursuing a contentious move to Indiana, where state officials have offered over $1 billion in public support to build a new stadium in the northeast city of Hammond, just on the other side of the Illinois border.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
This conclusion drives home that Chris will never be able to fully vanquish evil; he’ll be stuck in a loop, eternally pursuing this specter.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

The plant is expected to cost around $500 million and is being developed through a mix of equity and debt, with Circ also seeking grants and guarantees.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Last month, the Jacksonville Jaguars became the first NFL team to publicly announce an agreement with a drone defense company, seeking to protect against interruptions or security threats.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

Loverro believes the announcement wasn’t much more than an acknowledgment of what people could already see for themselves by looking up.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Let the Academy members pet it, and the movie’s flagging Oscar fortunes may be looking up again.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of looking up

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

chasing

chasing (down)

chasm

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Chasing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasing%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of chasing (down)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

heterodox

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Oct. 2

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes