Synonyms of hunt

hunt 1 of 2

noun

as in search

an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something

soon the whole family was involved in the hunt for Mom's car keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• quest
• chase
• sweep
• scout
• pursuit
• exploration
• survey
• canvass
• reconnaissance
• probe
• forage
• recon
• shakedown

hunt

2 of 2

verb

ˈhənt 

1

as in to chase

to seek out (game) for food or sport

Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chase
• stalk
• trap
• capture
• kill
• snare
• pursue
• track
• hound
• dog
• drag
• trail
• hawk
• ferret
• course
• shoot
• cull
• net
• run down
• gun (for)
• run
• poach
• harpoon
• spoor

2

as in to pursue

to go in search of

I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursue
• seek
• chase (down)
• quest
• search (for or out)
• look up
• shop (for)
• look for
• forage (for)
• cast about (for)
• cast around (for)
• ferret (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• hide
• ignore
• neglect

3

as in to search

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

a bag lady hunts the neighborhood for returnable bottles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• explore
• prospect
• probe
• scout
• discover
• skirr
• reconnoiter
• disclose
• reveal
• unearth
• plumb
• fathom
• sound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hunt

Noun

For the company, the increasingly detailed queries reinforce resale’s appeal as a hunt rather than a conventional retail browse. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Grinter said dragonflies are among the most effective predators in nature, with more than 90% of their hunts ending successfully. — Olga R. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

The suspect, identified by the NYPD as 31-year-old Jesus Acosta, is being hunted in connection with two deadly shootings that unfolded days apart across New York City, police told Fox News Digital. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The team still used the starlight of the parent star of HD 176071 b to detect the exoplanet, but instead hunted for tiny fluctuations in brightness caused when the light from this star was reflected from the planet. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing hunt

• hunt (down or up)
• hunt (through)