Synonyms of tracing

tracing 1 of 2

noun

ˈtrā-siŋ 

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

tracing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of trace

1

as in defining

to draw or make apparent the outline of

trace your hand onto this piece of paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defining
• outlining
• sketching
• circling
• delineating
• surrounding
• trimming
• silhouetting
• lining
• rounding
• drawing
• framing
• bounding
• charting
• looping
• skirting
• edging
• encircling
• ringing
• rimming
• hemming
• fringing
• margining
• mapping (out)
• girdling
• diagramming
• compassing
• girthing

2

as in tracking

to go after or on the track of

police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tracing

Noun

But contact tracing has been especially difficult, with 60% to 70% of new cases detected among people who weren't already being monitored, meaning infected people can spread the virus before health workers know to follow them. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Conahan was arrested in February 1997, accused of raping Montgomery, strangling him and cutting off his genitals to eliminate DNA tracing. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

Still, by tracing the collapse of a relatively small caldera that produced an unusually large tsunami, the study showed that rapid caldera subsidence is one of the possible factors that amplified the event. — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

The story spans 1955 to 1971, tracing the lead-up to R&AW’s formation and its first mission during the 1971 war against Pakistan. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026