Synonyms of stalked

stalked

verb

past tense of stalk

1

as in chased

to seek out (game) for food or sport

lions stalking gazelles on the plains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chased
• hunted
• trapped
• tracked
• captured
• snared
• pursued
• killed
• dragged
• hounded
• trailed
• hawked
• ferreted
• netted
• dogged
• coursed
• culled
• harpooned
• ran down
• shot
• poached
• ran
• gunned (for)
• spoored

2

as in strutted

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

the irate customer stalked off in a huff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strutted
• strode
• pranced
• sashayed
• swaggered
• stepped
• shuffled
• tiptoed
• swept
• minced
• flounced
• traipsed
• padded
• paraded
• lurched
• staggered
• paced
• trod
• shambled
• promenaded
• pussyfooted
• lumbered
• pounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stalked

The feds’ case alleged that Mangione had stalked the executive for weeks and laid out plans to kill him in a manifesto that lamented greed in the health insurance industry at the expense of everyday Americans’ well-being. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhys gets to play Mayor Tom’s traumatic reactions to being stalked by a Sea Hag to great effect both comedically and horrifically. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

Cepo stalked from the center and staggered Urbina with an overhand right, then pinned him to the fence and punched wildly. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Kohberger may have stalked his female victims After the slayings, one of the victims’ roommates Dylan Mortensen told the Moscow Police Department that Goncalves thought she was being followed in the weeks before she was murdered. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

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, 29 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

Chicago was eyed as the next Seattle, and nearly every garage band with an amp was being stalked and scouted. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 8 July 2026

Wiener said the same individual had stalked him on a plane and in an airport in December 2023. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 29 June 2026