HUNTING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

hunting 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hunting

as in stalking

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hunting

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verb

present participle of hunt

as in chasing

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 pursuing

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

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as in searching

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 hunting

Noun

Job hunting is a two-way street, and candidates who treat the application process this way will garner better results. — Michelle Perchuk, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 As a child in the 1960s, Allie Zemtseff saw how her mother, a Black woman, was turned away by landlords while apartment hunting in white neighborhoods. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

Tarantulas sometimes escape, but tarantula hawks are very successful when hunting for a host. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Peaks in detection happened in April and May, which researchers believe is because female members of the species are hunting and storing food to have and raise children. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunting

Noun

Short-term emergency protective orders to protect victims of harassment, abuse or stalking also can be issued, the Sacramento County Superior Court self-help site said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Myers was jailed for months and pleaded guilty to felony charges of harassment and stalking.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of stalking

Verb

There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Produced almost exclusively by Oscar Scheller — who has crafted tracks for PinkPantheress and Lily Allen — the 12-track project finds Kelela chasing intimacy, desire and emotional refuge in the midst of an increasingly chaotic world.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

Now, in advising the UCAA, Abruzzo is pursuing the same broader objective through state labor agencies, such as Oregon’s Employment Relations Board, which primarily has jurisdiction over state and local government employers.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Moya was pursuing asylum, and says he was wrongfully deported to Chile, leaving behind his son and wife.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

Security forces were searching the compound and nearby areas, and the bodies of eight attackers were recovered, according to local police.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Excavation crews have been seen searching outside and under the home, including the sewers.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of searching

Noun

Still, nothing in the war has seemed as startling or as consequential as their breakneck assault last week, which centered on the capture of Mokha, a major port city on the Red Sea, and Perim, a tiny island at the southern entrance to the waterway.

— Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
This capacitive button gives you instant access to the camera to snap photos, capture video, or tweak settings such as exposure, depth of field, and zoom.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of capture

Verb

In February, the village filed suit against Fifth Third Bank seeking $2 million that officials allege the institution improperly paid out in fraudulent checks signed by Henyard.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
An official listed with the firm did not return emails seeking comment.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

Somewhere along the way, she’s found joy in exploring complicated, messy characters.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The two companies will first focus on the joint feasibility study before exploring potential large-scale commercial opportunities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026