Synonyms of tracks

tracks 1 of 2

noun

plural of track

1

as in trails

a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it

a muddy track across the kitchen floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trails
• traces
• footprints
• paths
• signs
• residues
• steps
• shadows
• imprints
• residuals
• footsteps
• reminders
• ruts
• treads
• prints
• remnants
• indications
• artifacts
• relics
• cues
• clues
• evidences
• scents
• tokens
• footmarks
• hoofprints
• vestiges
• remains
• suggestions
• remainders
• hints
• leavings
• leads
• intimations
• spoor
• telltales
• pugs
• inklings
• whiffs

2

as in paths

a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps

there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trails
• paths
• footpaths
• pathways
• roads
• traces
• walkways
• routes
• streets
• passageways
• runs
• alleys
• roadways
• thoroughfares
• lanes
• bridle paths
• shortcuts
• byways
• alleyways
• passages
• passes
• rows
• runways
• cutoffs
• towpaths
• bypaths
• byroads
• bystreets

3

as in routes

the direction along which something or someone moves

I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routes
• paths
• ways
• trajectories
• steps
• courses
• pathways
• lines
• loops
• routeways
• circuits
• circles
• orbits
• arcs
• descents
• flight paths
• ascents

tracks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of track

1

as in chases

to go after or on the track of

predators stealthily tracking their prey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chases
• pursues
• traces
• follows
• trails
• courses
• accompanies
• escorts
• tails
• shadows
• tags
• dogs
• runs after
• hounds
• runs
• watches
• bird-dogs
• hunts
• eyes
• seeks
• searches (for)
• observes
• chaperones

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leads
• guides
• pilots
• heads

2

as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over

once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverses
• crosses
• follows
• walks
• covers
• travels
• courses
• navigates
• passes (over)
• rides
• proceeds (along)
• hikes
• cuts (across)
• transits
• treads
• perambulates
• goes
• peregrinates
• tramps
• runs
• traipses
• crisscrosses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tracks

Noun

That tracks with earlier reports about Iran’s president and central bank chief telling Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei the initial blockade was crippling the economy. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

However, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner — which uses the same train tracks — is still expected to operate. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Instead, music supervisor Thomas Golubić assembled a range of possible tracks and let the sequence reveal itself in the edit. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Connecticut bought the bridge and surrounding tracks in 1987 from the failing Conrail, and has leased it to freight operators since then. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Miley Cyrus Claims Her Sixth Top 10 Bestseller Half a dozen tracks by Cyrus have now cracked the top 10 on the Official Physical Singles chart. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

This was one of the first tracks for the album, if not the first. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

During El Niño winters, changes in the Pacific Ocean and atmosphere can shift storm tracks across the United States. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

This tracks with other nearby excavations—including a well, a burial ground, and a settlement—that are from the pre-Nuragic period. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Great Lakes’ piping plover population reached an all-time low of about 13 pairs in the 1980s after habitat loss due to beach development, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, which tracks the birds. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

This measure tracks swings in a broad collection of business output of goods and services, adjusted for inflation. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026

The federal government’s College Scorecard pointedly tracks cost and value in higher education. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Minneapolis tracks beach closures and advisories in an online water quality map which is updated weekly. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026

But instead of drawing out that pursuit in conjunction with the Moon brothers’ case, Sugar tracks down Henry in Season 2’s opening frames. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

As restrictive racial covenants to limit who could own property spread over the East Bay, more than 1,400 Black and Latino residents found a haven on the other side of the Union Pacific railroad tracks west of downtown Hayward. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Daemon, on Ceraxes, tracks down his daughter on Sheepstealer and pleads with her again to remain hidden or avail herself of Rhaenyra’s mercy. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

On nearly half the trading days last month, the index, which tracks 30 of the world’s biggest chipmakers, closed up or down by least 4%. — Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing tracks

• make tracks