Synonyms of hunting

hunting 1 of 2

noun

as in stalking

Related Words

• stalking
• capture
• snare
• attack
• mousetrap
• assault
• entrapment
• ambush
• trap
• sally
• surprise
• charge
• ambushment
• ambuscade

hunting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hunt

1

as in chasing

to seek out (game) for food or sport

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chasing
• stalking
• trapping
• snaring
• tracking
• killing
• capturing
• pursuing
• dragging
• ferreting
• hounding
• shooting
• dogging
• trailing
• hawking
• netting
• culling
• poaching
• coursing
• running down
• running
• harpooning
• spooring
• gunning (for)

2

as in pursuing

to go in search of

I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuing
• seeking
• chasing (down)
• searching (for or out)
• shopping (for)
• foraging (for)
• looking for
• questing
• looking up
• casting about (for)
• casting around (for)
• ferreting (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• hiding
• ignoring
• neglecting

3

as in searching

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

a bag lady hunts the neighborhood for returnable bottles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searching
• exploring
• prospecting
• probing
• scouting
• skirring
• discovering
• disclosing
• reconnoitering
• plumbing
• revealing
• unearthing
• fathoming
• sounding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hunting

Noun

Back at camp, everyone is so excited about their first challenge win that Jelly uses the opportunity to go idol hunting and finds her tribe’s idol. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

As the population continued to decline, the state halted legal hunting of bobcats in 1977. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Groups combine each skill set and target the weakest financial institution from a security perspective, hunting victims that already bank there. — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The result turns the basin into a prep zone where cooks can chop, rinse and drain without hunting for open counter space. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026