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 The third man is being hunted, Co told a news conference, adding that investigators were trying to determine why the suspects shot Carpenter. — Los Angeles Times, 16 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 The film follows Ale, who sees her partner die in a fall from a treehouse above the Zeanuri forest, then returns a year later to prove foul play – but her hunt for the truth leaves her the one being hunted. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026 The Katy, Texas, native has hunted everything from deer to alligator and posts pictures of his trophies on Instagram. — Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Weighing an average of 3,150 pounds, the whales have been hunted for subsistence, commerce and sport. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 The species—which looks like a strange mix of a dog, zebra, and a kangaroo—was hunted to extinction, largely because European settlers blamed them for attacks on sheep, poultry, and other livestock. — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026 There, in view at the same time, were three of the great African antelope trophies—trophies for which many a man has hunted hard for weeks. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026 The find suggested the hobbits had hunted with tools to take down the large animals. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

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Many of them chased cheap labor overseas and evaporated anyway.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Fleck chased after him and pointed the gun at the victim, demanding his cellphone.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Definition of chased

Verb

Like his sister Mariska, Zoltán has also pursued a career in Hollywood, albeit behind the scenes.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026
The government has aggressively pursued cases against protesters and others who have had even fleeting and unintentional physical contact with agents.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 19 July 2026

Definition of pursued

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Earlier in the year, the pressure to score compounded as players searched for the big hit every time.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Earlier this month, five armed men carrying machine guns invaded their land, threatened families and searched for their main leaders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of searched

Verb

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
According to prosecutors, a group of gunmen later tracked Bowman to Los Angeles in 2022, then stalked and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple weapons, including a machine gun.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

Definition of stalked

Verb

Vague language in the MoU sought to disguise irreconcilable differences between the US demand – supported by much of the international community – for freedom of navigation in and out of the Gulf, and Iran’s insistence on managing shipping.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
On that occasion, Argentina sought to prod, poke and provoke; Enzo Fernandez left one on the head of Elliot Anderson early on, Leandro Paredes caught the ankle of Jude Bellingham.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Cities breathe a little easier, celebrated museums and archaeological sites can be explored without long lines, local restaurants return to serving their own communities, and the pace becomes noticeably more relaxed.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
At the center of the narrative is the theme of parenthood, explored through the eyes of someone who chooses to give it up out of sheer fear and inadequacy.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026