Synonyms of pursuing

pursuing 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

the controversy concerning the pursuing of criminals in speeding vehicles along busy highways

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuit
• tracking
• chasing
• tracing
• search
• chase
• trailing
• tailing
• shadowing
• following
• tagging
• hounding
• dogging
• hot pursuit
• seeking
• path
• track
• trail
• tagging along

pursuing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pursue

1

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of

the policeman doggedly pursued the pickpocket through the crowded subway station

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chasing
• tracking
• following
• escorting
• accompanying
• tracing
• trailing
• tailing
• hounding
• dogging
• tagging
• shadowing
• running after
• coursing
• watching
• seeking
• running
• bird-dogging
• hunting
• eyeing
• observing
• chaperoning
• searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

2

as in seeking

to go in search of

urged the graduates to pursue personal fulfillment instead of financial success

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• hiding
• ignoring
• neglecting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pursuing

Noun

Like Jacas, rookie Khalil Jacobs was punished a couple times for over-pursuing. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Both certainly worked less in their final years than during the peaks of their careers, but continued giving interviews, making appearances and pursuing their creative passions. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Friday, on the other side of the country, marked the Hurricanes’ first opportunity since that fateful day to get back on the path toward pursuing a championship. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

The pair had previously been pursuing in vitro fertilization. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

But when Johannès was pursuing her WNBA dreams, the French Federation did not share her affinity for American basketball. — Eden Laase, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

This might make sense for a Buddhist monk pursuing the great unbinding, but not for a random Brooklynite who just wants to be more productive at work. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

The results provide a basis for pursuing that approach beyond individual routing components. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Regime leaders in Iran are more content to see continued confrontation with the United States and its Gulf neighbors rather than pursuing peace in an effort to keep their disenchanted population at bay, one expert says. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The pursuit ended at the Antelope truck scales, where video showed Kreuzer slowing the Volkswagen, turning around and stopping while faced the wrong direction on the interstate toward the pursuing deputies. — Daniel Hunt august 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026