Synonyms for pursue
pərˈsupur·sue

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. pursue

   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, chase, come after, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, obey, observe, practise, result, succeed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pursue

   Synonyms:
   chase, follow, track, hunt, continue, prosecute

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. prosecute, engage, pursueverb

   carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

   "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

   Synonyms:
   rent, quest for, act on, prosecute, occupy, follow up on, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, engage, go after, follow, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, lease, quest after, plight, enlist

2. pursue, followverb

   follow in or as if in pursuit

   "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

   Synonyms:
   conform to, play along, go after, espouse, travel along, keep an eye on, fall out, quest after, adopt, survey, comply, come after, abide by, follow up on, be, watch over, take after, keep up, prosecute, watch, keep abreast, follow, act on, stick to, observe, surveil, succeed, accompany, come, postdate, trace, stick with, quest for, engage

3. quest for, go after, quest after, pursueverb

   go in search of or hunt for

   "pursue a hobby"

   Synonyms:
   give chase, act on, prosecute, chase after, follow up on, quest for, chase, dog, tail, engage, go after, follow, trail, quest after, track, tag

4. pursue, follow up on, act onverb

   carry further or advance

   "Can you act on this matter soon?"

   Synonyms:
   act on, engage, quest for, prosecute, quest after, follow up on, follow, go after

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Move

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. reach for

   to go after something

   i wanted to pursue my dreams

   Submitted by anonymous on July 26, 2020  

2. seek out

   i aim to seek out or pursue my objectives in college.

   Submitted by atomikjypsy on October 27, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pursueverb

   Synonyms:
   follow, chase, hunt, track, hound, go after, give chase to

2. pursueverb

   Synonyms:
   continue, prosecute, conduct, keep up, carry on, persist in, engage in, follow up

3. pursueverb

   Synonyms:
   seek, strive for, try to obtain

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pursue":

   continue, prosecute, follow, seek, pursuit, continuing, implement, persecute, achieve, pursuing, continuation, conduct, proceed, undertake, continued

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How to use pursue in a sentence?

1. Masatane Muto:

   ALS is thought to be an incurable disease, but I believe hope is now growing for ALS patients to pursue their lifestyle and quality of life with the help of technology.

2. C. P. Snow:

   The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.

3. Thomas Clay:

   We fully expected this termination to happen and we will pursue an appeal to the Louisville Metro police board, it's our position that he did nothing wrong in any of the activities relating to Search Warrant Operations Plan.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Never pursue happiness, just be happy.

5. J. R. R. Tolkien, Mandos, The Silmarillion, Of the Flight of the Noldor:

   Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue.