HUNTED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

hunted

verb

past tense of hunt

as in chased

to seek out (game) for food or sport Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter

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as in pursued

to go in search of I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer

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as in searched

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery a bag lady hunts the neighborhood for returnable bottles

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Recent Examples of hunted In that massacre, Black South Carolinians were systematically hunted throughout their community over an alleged attack on a white elderly woman, which was later proved false. — Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 Marmots, woodland creatures whose raw viscera are believed by Siberians to have medicinal properties, are not infrequently hunted by poachers and sold at wet markets. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 In the Gulf of California, they are commonly hunted and eaten by orcas. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 New Zealand boasts more than 200,000 fur seals in its waters, a population that’s only just bounced back after millions were hunted into near extinction by European sealers in the early 1800s. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Right whales were once common off the East Coast, but they were hunted to near extinction during the commercial whaling era. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Once hunted to near extinction in New England, American oystercatchers are rebounding, with populations up 45% along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts amid broader shorebird declines. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The shaggy bovines of the plains and boreal forests were nearly hunted to extinction in a frenzy of killing that decimated their population. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026 What’s driving the squeeze shouldn’t come as a mystery to anyone who’s apartment-hunted here recently. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

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Verb

There were two on with two outs in the sixth when an RBI single by Peña cut the lead to 3-1 and chased Bieber.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hernandez worked walks to open the frame before Marsee chased Senga with a two-run double to right.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of chased

Verb

After 16 years working in media, Ellner changed gears and pursued a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the University of Westminster in London.

— Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
He was drafted at 18 and, after the war, pursued singing at the American Theatre Wing—an education funded by the GI Bill.

— Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursued

Verb

If you are being stalked and closely followed by a bear, the attack that may follow is not defensive, the National Park Service said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026
Also this week, a judge determined that Mortensen’s roommate, Cru Eaton, has stalked Paul, which formed the basis of an injunction against him.

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

Definition of stalked

Verb

Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham sought in an opening statement last week to keep jurors' focus on the defendant, not her doctors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Militaries often run command and control operations away from the frontlines; enemies have sought to disrupt those communications through jamming and, in the past few decades, cyberattacks.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

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First, there was Green Porno, her series of shorts that launched in 2008 on the Sundance Channel and explored some of the more bizarre mating behaviors in nature.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Crutchfield and Molt’s rivalry is explored in the book Stolen World by Jennie Erin Smith—like Monsters of God’s first episode, the author uses the two men as a window into how smuggling has fuelled the popularity of reptiles in modern America.

— Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026