Pursue Synonyms and Antonyms
pər-so͝o'
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Synonyms for Pursue
To urge on; incite as to pursuit
To run in the same (width) track
To cast a shadow on; darken or shade:
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keep on foot
To chase
To move along or be carried on
To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action
search out
To chase
(Intransitive) To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner.
search for
To chase
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search after
To chase
send after
To chase
prowl after
To chase
gun-down
To kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.
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To track game
tag with
To chase
direct one's steps
To chase
camp on the trail of
To chase
follow close upon
To chase
move behind
To chase
hunt out
To chase
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scout-out
To search, to look for
nose around
To chase
poke around
To chase
fasten oneself upon
To chase
attach oneself to
To chase
look about for
To chase
aspire to
To seek
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(Slang) To court aggressively
ask-for
To request
dig for
To chase
go running for
To chase
gun-for
To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.
delve for
To chase
strive for
To seek
try for
To seek
To make an effort to do, get, have, etc.; try; endeavor
To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
To teach or train through practice; exercise
To cause to live or spend
Live is defined as to have life, continue to be alive, to reside somewhere or to behave throughout one's life in a particular way.
To pronounce; utter:
To try to gain the love or affections of, especially to seek to marry.
The definition of woo is to try to gain love, affection or support.
(Informal) To make love; court; woo
(Comput.) To store (data) in, or retrieve it from, a specific location in memory
To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
To come after in order, time, or position:
To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
Persist is defined as to refuse to give up or to continue to repeat an action.
(Informal) To follow stealthily; shadow
go in search of or hunt for
go in search of or hunt for
To institute and carry on a legal suit
follow up on
carry further or advance
(Intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.
Antonyms for Pursue
To refrain from (doing something):
To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
To run away from:
To withdraw military forces.
Words Related to Pursue
To put to test.
To carry on; persist in:
To make or decorate by needlework:
To exist in actuality; have life or reality:
To ascertain the sex of (chickens, etc.)
Find another word for pursue. In this page you can discover 94 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pursue, like: hound, track, follow up, hunt down, discontinue, fish-out, shadow, undertake, embark on, give-chase and keep on foot.
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