Synonyms of hunted

hunted

verb

past tense of hunt

1

as in chased

to seek out (game) for food or sport

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chased
• stalked
• trapped
• captured
• killed
• tracked
• snared
• pursued
• dragged
• hounded
• trailed
• hawked
• ferreted
• netted
• dogged
• culled
• poached
• harpooned
• ran down
• coursed
• shot
• gunned (for)
• ran
• spoored

2

as in pursued

to go in search of

I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursued
• sought
• chased (down)
• searched (for or out)
• looked up
• shopped (for)
• looked for
• cast about (for)
• foraged (for)
• cast around (for)
• quested
• ferreted (out)
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• ignored
• hid
• neglected

3

as in searched

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

a bag lady hunts the neighborhood for returnable bottles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searched
• explored
• prospected
• probed
• scouted
• discovered
• skirred
• reconnoitered
• revealed
• disclosed
• unearthed
• fathomed
• plumbed
• sounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hunted

According to Blankenship, bobcats cannot be legally hunted or trapped in Will County as harvesting is restricted to the southern and western halves of Illinois. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

The transition from tadpole to juvenile frog is never easy — legs sprout, tails shrink and lungs develop for a life on land, all while being hunted by fish and other predators. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

In 1926, some Hartford businessmen hunted for World Series tickets. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Police hunted tirelessly for the mastermind behind the killings, but the case has remained unsolved for more than 40 years. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

The notion that she had been hunted by the media before her death in an early morning car crash in Paris—which occurred after Diana’s driver, who had been drinking alcohol, sped from photographers—was widely discussed in 1997. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026

The hacker essentially launched a massive internet scan that hunted for a way into the company’s network. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The truth is, many more elk are hunted after the rut has ended, when bugling attempts are futile. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Throughout the six episodes, Moriarty also reveals that friends and family had been told the couple was being hunted due to Nick’s previous classified military work. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026