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| 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: | 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 |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question*, praise, propose, pursue, run after*, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cultivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nurture, take care of |
| Synonyms: | aid, ameliorate, better, cherish, educate, encourage, forward, foster, further, help, improve, instruct, nurse, patronize, promote, pursue, raise, rear, refine, support, teach, train, devote oneself to |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | dog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase after; bother |
| Synonyms: | haunt, hound, plague, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, track, trail, trouble, bedog |
| Antonyms: | leave alone, let go |
| Main Entry: | ferret out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search out |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, bring to light*, chase, determine, disclose, discover, elicit, extract, follow, get at*, hunt, learn, penetrate, pierce, probe, pry, pursue, quest, seek, trace, trail, uncover, unearth, be on to, chase down, dig out, dig up, dig up, drive out, hunt down, nose out*, pick up on, root out, root out*, scout out, search out, smell out, smoke out, smoke out, sniff out, track down, worm out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take the place of |
| Synonyms: | chase, come from, displace, ensue, pursue, replace, result, succeed, supersede, supplant, be subsequent to, come after, come next, go after, go next, postdate, proceed from, spring from, supervene |
| Antonyms: | neglect, pass over, shun, slight |
| Main Entry: | follow through |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to a conclusion |
| Synonyms: | complete, conclude, consummate, pursue, see through |
| Antonyms: | leave, not finish |
| Main Entry: | follow up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make inquiries |
| Synonyms: | check out, investigate, look into, pursue, find out about, make sure |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, forget |
| Main Entry: | go into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate |
| Synonyms: | analyze, consider, dig*, discuss, examine, explore, inquire, look into, probe, prospect, pursue, review, scrutinize, sift, study, delve into, dig into |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, badger |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bait, be at, be on one's back, be on one's case, be on one's tail, beat the bushes*, bird-dog, bother, bug, chivy, curdle, dog*, drive, give chase, goad, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, hunt, hunt down, impel, leave no stone unturned, persecute, pester, prod, provoke, pursue, rag on, rag*, ride, scout, scratch, scratch around, search high heaven, tail, take out after, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down, yap at |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase for killing |
| Synonyms: | beat the bushes*, capture, course, dog, drag, drive, fish, follow, grouse, gun*, hawk, heel, hound, kill, poach, press, pursue, ride, run, scent, scratch, seek, shadow, shoot, snare, stalk, start, track, trail, bird-dog, give chase, gun for, look for, scratch around |
| Antonyms: | let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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