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Pursuing - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | pursuing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out for |
| Synonyms: | ensuing, following, coming after, in pursuance of, on the lookout for, out to |
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, follow |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, badger, bait, bug, dog*, fish*, harass, harry, haunt, hound, hunt, oppress, persevere, persist, plague, ride, run down, seek, shadow, stalk, tag, tail*, trace, track, trail, bird-dog, camp on the doorstep of, chivy, give chase, go after, hunt down, move behind, nose around, play catch up, poke around, prowl after, run after, scout out, search for, search high heaven, search out, take out after, track down |
| Antonyms: | retreat, run away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have as one's goal |
| Synonyms: | attempt, desire, purpose, seek, aim for, aspire to, go in for, go out for, have a go at, strive for, try for, work for, work toward |
| Antonyms: | eschew, ignore, shun |
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persist, persevere |
| Synonyms: | adhere, carry on, conduct, continue, cultivate, maintain, perform, ply, practice, proceed, prosecute, tackle, wage, apply oneself, engage in, hold to, keep on, see through, work at |
| Antonyms: | discontinue, stop, give up |
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek social alliance with |
| Synonyms: | address, call, chase, court, date, go for, rush*, spark, sue, sweetheart*, woo, chase after, go after, pay attention, pay court, play up to |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | coming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approaching, promising |
| Synonyms: | anticipated, aspiring, at hand, certain, close, deserving, due, en route, eventual, expected, fated, foreseen, forthcoming, future, immediate, imminent, impending, instant, marked, near, nearing, next, nigh, oncoming, ordained, preparing, prospective, pursuing, subsequent, up-and-coming, about to happen, advancing, almost on one, converging, docking, drawing near, gaining upon, getting near, in prospect, in store, in the offing, in the wind, in view, predestined, progressing, running after, to be |
| Main Entry: | following |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening, being next or after |
| Synonyms: | afterward, attendant, back, coming, consecutive, consequent, consequential, ensuing, henceforth, hinder, later, latter, next, posterior, presently, proximate, pursuing, rear, sequential, serial, specified, subsequent, successive, then, trailing, when, a while later, after a while, by and by, coming after, coming next, directly after, in pursuit, in search of, in the wake of, later on, next off, on the scent, resulting, sequent, seriate, succeeding, supervenient |
| Antonyms: | first, leading, preceding |
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | search, chase |
| Synonyms: | exploration, following, game, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigation, meddling, probe, prosecution, prying, pursuing, pursuit, quest, race, raid, reconnaissance, research, rummage, scrutiny, seeking, sporting, study, trailing, coursing, field sport, frisking, hounding, look-see, pursuance, sifting, snooping, steeplechase, tracing |
| Main Entry: | search |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seeking to find something |
| Synonyms: | chase, examination, exploration, fishing expedition, hunt, inquest, inquiry, inspection, investigation, pursuing, pursuit, quest, research, rummage, scrutiny, shakedown*, wild-goose chase*, witch hunt*, frisking, going-over, legwork, perquisition, pursual, pursuance |
| Antonyms: | finding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | continuing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ongoing |
| Synonyms: | chronic, enduring, lasting, permanent, persevering, pursuing, advancing, carrying on, maintaining, persisting, progressing, sustaining |
| Main Entry: | seeking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | looking for |
| Synonyms: | hunting, pursuing, searching, probing |
| Main Entry: | pursuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chase, search |
| Synonyms: | following, hunt, hunting, inquiry, pursuing, quest, reaching, seeking, stalk, trail, trailing, going all out, pursual, pursuance, tracking |
| Antonyms: | retreat, surrender |
| Main Entry: | getting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of procuring |
| Synonyms: | catching, grasping, pursuing, securing, winning, appropriating, assimilating, capturing, clutching, confiscating, earning, gaining, mastering, obtaining, seizing, snatching, taking |
| Antonyms: | giving up, losing, abandoning |
| Main Entry: | engaged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | operating; busy |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, committed, deep, doing, employed, engrossed, immersed, intent, interested, involved, occupied, performing, preoccupied, pursuing, rapt, signed, unavailable, working, at work, connected with, dealing in, in place, in use, practicing, tied up, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | disengaged, inoperable, not working |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do something |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, begin, carry on, carry out, consummate, cook, create, develop, do, do a number, do one's thing, enforce, execute, function, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it*, go in for, go that route, go to town, intrude, knock off*, labor, make progress, maneuver, move, officiate, operate, percolate*, perk*, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside, pursue, respond, serve, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, undertake, work out |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Antonyms: | abstain, cease, discontinue, give up, halt, hesitate, idle, refrain, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, hope |
| Synonyms: | crave, desire, dream, hanker, long, pursue, seek, strive, struggle, try, want, wish, yearn, be ambitious, be eager |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
| Synonyms: | aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | bother |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harass, annoy; give trouble |
| Synonyms: | afflict, aggravate, agitate, alarm, badger, bedevil, bore, browbeat, concern, cross, discommode, disconcert, disgust, dismay, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, eat, embarrass, exacerbate, exasperate, goad, grieve, harry, hinder, hurt, impede, inconvenience, insult, irk, irritate, molest, nag, needle, nudge, pain, perplex, perturb, pester, pick on, plague, provoke, pursue, put out, ride, scare, spite, tantalize, taunt, tease, torment, trouble, upset, vex, worry, carp at, grate on, intrude upon |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, please |
| Main Entry: | continue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persist, carry on |
| Synonyms: | abide, advance, carry forward, draw out, endure, extend, forge ahead, get on with it, go on, hang in, keep at, keep on, keep on truckin', keep the ball rolling, keep up, last, lengthen, linger, live on, loiter, maintain, make headway, move ahead, never cease, outlast, outlive, perdure, persevere, persist in, press on, progress, project, prolong, promote, pursue, push on, reach, remain, rest, ride, run on, stand, stay, stay on, stick at, stick to, survive, sustain, uphold |
| Antonyms: | cease, complete, desist, discontinue, end, finish, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flow; run |
| Synonyms: | career, chase, dart, dash, follow, gallop, gush, hasten, hunt, hurry, hustle, pursue, race, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, speed, spring, stream, surge, tumble |
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