pursue

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PURSUE

to go after or on the track of <the policeman doggedly pursued the pickpocket through the crowded subway station>

Synonyms bird-dog, chase, course, dog, hound, pursue, run, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail

Related Words accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort; hunt, search (for), seek; eye, observe, watch

Near Antonyms head

Antonyms guide, lead, pilot

to go in search of <urged the graduates to pursue personal fulfillment instead of financial success>

Synonyms cast about (for), cast around (for), chase (down), forage (for), hunt, look up, pursue, quest, search (for or out), shop (for)

Related Words ferret (out), root (out)

Near Antonyms hide, lose; ignore, neglect

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