Synonyms of chasing

chasing 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

despite our determined chasing, the rabbit got away

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

chasing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of chase

1

as in dismissing

to drive or force out

chased the cat out of the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• ejecting
• banishing
• expelling
• evicting
• removing
• bouncing
• extruding
• sacking
• routing
• kicking out
• casting out
• firing
• drumming (out)
• ousting
• booting (out)
• running off
• outing
• turning out
• throwing out
• turfing (out)
• sending packing
• giving one the gate
• dispossessing
• exiling
• deporting
• displacing
• terminating
• releasing
• shutting out
• reading out
• ostracizing
• retiring
• expatriating
• discharging
• deforcing
• axing
• defenestrating
• mustering out
• canning
• pink-slipping
• cashiering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• taking in
• welcoming
• sheltering
• entertaining
• harboring
• lodging
• housing

2

as in pursuing

to go after or on the track of

a dog that likes to chase cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

3

as in hunting

to seek out (game) for food or sport

owls often chase mice in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hunting
• stalking
• trapping
• capturing
• snaring
• pursuing
• tracking
• killing
• dragging
• trailing
• hounding
• dogging
• hawking
• ferreting
• netting
• shooting
• coursing
• running
• running down
• culling
• poaching
• harpooning
• gunning (for)
• spooring

4

as in racing

to proceed or move quickly

they chased all over the place to find the missing child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• racing
• speeding
• hurrying
• flying
• scurrying
• traveling
• rushing
• trotting
• driving
• zipping
• jumping
• running
• buzzing
• darting
• blowing
• scooting
• stepping
• dashing
• scuttling
• blasting
• tearing
• ripping
• hustling
• zooming
• shooting
• ramming
• whirling
• blazing
• bowling
• hurling
• barreling
• bolting
• jogging
• humping
• hurtling
• careering
• rustling
• careening
• nipping
• pelting
• rocketing
• whisking
• haring
• bundling
• coursing
• breezing
• motoring
• galloping
• hastening
• bustling
• cracking (on)
• jetting
• belting
• flitting
• beating it
• cannonballing
• hying
• bombing
• highballing
• scampering
• sprinting
• getting a move on
• stepping on it
• scuffling
• making tracks
• streaking
• scudding
• whizzing
• shaking a leg
• accelerating
• stampeding
• hotfooting (it)
• outrunning
• overtaking
• outpacing
• beetling
• outstripping
• quickening
• stepping out
• catching up
• arrowing
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• poking
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• loitering
• dawdling
• strolling
• shuffling
• sauntering
• dallying
• ambling
• plodding
• lumbering
• tarrying
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chasing

Noun

And while chasing awards isn’t a primary focus for most chefs, a win is meaningful. —Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026

The basketball bacchanal is the thing – swapping pep bands in end zone pits and dancing mascots and eight teams taking one court chasing after the same singular prize. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026

Rushing and chasing, the mind becomes unsettled. —Stephen Chen, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026

Dark adaptation is crucial and often overlooked when aurora chasing. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026

That’s the heart of why Brooklyn keeps chasing wins, even now. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026

Those girl-chasing, beach muscles helped somewhat in the Titans’ spring-season opener, a one-stroke victory over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on a difficult Saticoy Country Club course outside Ventura earlier this month. —Brian Robin, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026

When the weather van was ready, the storm chasing began. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026

Zee’s passion does not stop with storm chasing and climate. —ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026

Verb

The timing is particularly painful given the significance of what the Bella Twins are chasing. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

Volkswagen attempted an anti-tech pro-human message during the Super Bowl with an ad that showed earthy pleasures like dancing in the rain and chasing an ice-cream truck. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026

Melissa Gibbens Melissa Gibbens, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C, didn’t build her reputation by chasing attention. —William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026

UConn has one of the best teams in its history, still chasing that elusive first-ever Final Four berth in men’s basketball. —Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026

Some of us find a connection with nature by chasing deer in forests or watching birds in flight. —Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026

The Plymouth County District Attorney's office said that two Brockton police officers were chasing a 2025 white Lexus believed to be involved in a previous gunfire incident last week. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

Children, in particular, are shown chasing after the smaller robotic units moving around the restaurant. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026

At a time when many traditional buyers are either scaling back or chasing bigger bets, Row K positioned itself as a middleman. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026