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

The bright light attracts massive swarms of flying insects, chased by birds, which unwittingly get instantly vaporized mid-air by the invisible, high-temperature beams.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Chicago chased outside the strike zone at a 36 percent clip against Brown, who threw 67 percent of his pitches for strikes.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of chased

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Many have pursued advanced education in finance, law, business or other disciplines closely connected to the family’s operating business.

— Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
After serving as an army captain, Coover pursued a career in veterinary medicine, graduating from the Kansas State University College of Medicine.

— Freddrell Green, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of pursued

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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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With beaches and restaurants easily explored on foot, Biarritz is a walkable town by all accounts.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
In a first-of-its-kind comprehensive review published in the journal Primates, anthropologists at the University of Oxford explored various instances of monkeys and apes carrying, grooming, playing, and sometimes actually adopting other creatures.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026