Synonyms of coursed

coursed

verb

past tense of course

1

as in chased

to go after or on the track of

after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chased
• tracked
• pursued
• followed
• accompanied
• traced
• escorted
• trailed
• tailed
• shadowed
• hounded
• ran after
• dogged
• tagged
• ran
• watched
• sought
• bird-dogged
• hunted
• observed
• chaperoned
• eyed
• searched (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• led
• guided
• piloted
• headed

2

as in traversed

to make one's way through, across, or over

once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traversed
• followed
• crossed
• walked
• navigated
• traveled
• covered
• tracked
• cut (across)
• passed (over)
• went
• rode
• proceeded (along)
• transited
• perambulated
• hiked
• tramped
• peregrinated
• trod
• ran
• traipsed
• crisscrossed

3

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

racehorses coursing down the track

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• raced
• hurried
• traveled
• flew
• rushed
• scurried
• drove
• trotted
• zipped
• chased
• ran
• jumped
• buzzed
• darted
• scooted
• stepped
• dashed
• blew
• whirled
• scuttled
• blasted
• tore
• rammed
• ripped
• bolted
• blazed
• hurled
• bowled
• jogged
• barreled
• hurtled
• hustled
• rustled
• breezed
• hastened
• careened
• bundled
• careered
• rocketed
• zoomed
• whisked
• bustled
• pelted
• motored
• jetted
• humped
• galloped
• hied
• cracked (on)
• shot
• belted
• nipped
• beat it
• hared
• flitted
• streaked
• bombed
• stepped on it
• cannonballed
• highballed
• accelerated
• scudded
• made tracks
• whizzed
• got a move on
• scampered
• sprinted
• shook a leg
• stampeded
• quickened
• hotfooted (it)
• overtook
• beetled
• scuffled
• outstripped
• arrowed
• outpaced
• outran
• stepped out
• caught up
• fast-forwarded
• beelined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• lingered
• dragged
• poked
• hung (around or out)
• lagged
• strolled
• poked
• loitered
• sauntered
• shuffled
• ambled
• tarried
• plodded
• dallied
• lumbered
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coursed

On September 1, 1987, a military train loaded with munitions coursed out of Diablo Valley, in the East Bay of Northern California. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Cleveland baseball fandom has coursed through the family’s blood for generations. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 May 2026

The thrust of Mann’s speeches is that Germany, after its plunge into evil, must engage in a spiritual reckoning, a new embrace of humanity, the kind that coursed through Goethe’s writing. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026

Blechner would lie in a hospital bed for eight hours while the vaccine coursed through her body, until Simon returned to pick her up. — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026

Their frustration was a reminder of the anger that has coursed through modern American politics and now appears to be simmering within a new generation ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

The new millennium had introduced a range of breakthrough neo-soul acts–Musiq Soulchild, Floetry, India Arie–whose music coursed with devotion and intimacy. — Jackson Howard, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2026

But these jewels appear as a tribute to the styles that coursed through the choreographer’s career. — Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026

Dining centers on refined kaiseki or traditional Japanese coursed haute cuisine, featuring regional specialties such as meltingly tender Tajima beef (an elite breed of wagyu cattle and the source of Kobe beef) and Matsuba snow crab. — Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026