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

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

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

Jade stalked Chelsea, but Charlotte Flair interfered and hit Cargill wit the belt. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Mimicking the memes that have stalked Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti through this tournament, which make fun of his reluctance to pick young striker Endrick, thousands of German social-media users have done the same with Nagelsmann and Undav. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 June 2026

This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

In 2019, Masterson's accusers filed another lawsuit claiming that they were stalked and intimidated after their initial action two years prior. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026