Antonyms for chase
tʃeɪs; ˈsæl mənchase

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1. chase

   Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.

   Synonyms:
   accompany, attend, come after, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, obey, observe, practise, pursue, result, succeed

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1. chaseverb

   Antonyms:
   abandon, relinquish, discard, dismiss, avoid, elude, evade

   Synonyms:
   pursue, hunt, follow, drive, prosecute

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1. • Chief Justice
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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. pursuit, chase, pursual, followingnoun

   the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

   "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

   Synonyms:
   sideline, quest, pursuance, following, pastime, pursual, spare-time activity, avocation, followers, hobby, by-line, pursuit, interest

2. Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chasenoun

   United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)

   Synonyms:
   following, pursuit, pursual

3. chaseverb

   a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

   Synonyms:
   following, pursuit, pursual

4. chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, trackverb

   go after with the intent to catch

   "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

   Synonyms:
   give chase, quest for, traverse, pass over, chase after, cut through, cover, shack, chamfer, mark, get over, drop back, cut across, tail, furrow, go after, get across, trail, train, bob, get behind, label, dog, track, pursue, cross, tag, quest after, drag, dock, hang back, drop behind

5. chase, chase afterverb

   pursue someone sexually or romantically

   Synonyms:
   dog, furrow, chase after, tail, trail, tag, track, chamfer, go after, give chase

6. chaseverb

   cut a groove into

   "chase silver"

   Synonyms:
   dog, furrow, chase after, tail, trail, tag, track, chamfer, go after, give chase

7. furrow, chamfer, chaseverb

   cut a furrow into a columns

   Synonyms:
   wrinkle, chamfer, chase after, bevel, tag, crease, tail, trail, dog, track, groove, go after, rut, give chase, furrow

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1. chaseverb

   Synonyms:
   track, hunt, pursue, scatter, expel, drive, disperse, dispel

How to use chase in a sentence?

1. Anna Fenninger:

   There is nothing like a fight like this to give you motivation. You must never say never but its’ still going to be a close decision, anna skis much too well right now. But I’ll keep fighting until the end. This is a great chase.

2. John Anzalone:

   When you really cut to the chase, Ron DeSantis isn't even speaking to Ron DeSantis constituents in Florida. Ron DeSantis is speaking to Republican primary voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, ron DeSantis is the poster child for political rhetoric and irresponsibility on this issue.

3. Mary Wischhusen:

   I'm grateful he didn't come to my bedroom and chase the door down and I'm grateful for all the people who helped me.

4. Simon Cusack:

   It was just an organic thing, i never really give her a time to chase, it's more of a process but sometimes( swimmers) do get it in their head to chase a time and they generally over-cook the first 50 in a 100-metre race.

5. David Becker:

   This is domestic terrorism, let's call it what it is, these are designed to terrorize these officials, whether they actually result in the violence that's promised or not. The human toll here is very real and it's something we've never seen before in American history. It's designed to make these officials lives unbearable and chase them out of office.

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