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Synonyms for pursuit
pərˈsutpur·suit
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
pursuit
A hunt may be either the act of pursuing or the act of seeking, or a combination of the two. A chase or pursuit is after that which is fleeing or departing; a search is for that which is hidden; a hunt may be for that which is either hidden or fleeing; a search is a minute and careful seeking, and is especially applied to a locality; we make a search of or through a house, for an object, in which connection it would be colloquial to say a hunt. Hunt never quite loses its association with field-sports, where it includes both search and chase; the search till the game is hunted out, and the chase till it is hunted down. Figuratively, we speak of literary pursuits, or of the pursuit of knowledge; a search for reasons; the chase of fame or honor; hunt, in figurative use, inclines to the unfavorable sense of inquisition, but with more of dash and aggressiveness; as, a hunt for heresy.
Synonyms:
chase, hunt, hunting, inquisition, search
Princeton's WordNet
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, chase, by-line, interestpursuit, pursuance, questnoun
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
"the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
Synonyms:
prosecution, sideline, quest, pursuance, following, pastime, pursual, spare-time activity, avocation, hobby, chase, by-line, interest, seekingavocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activitynoun
an auxiliary activity
Synonyms:
hobby, sideline, out of bounds, pursual, hobbyhorse, following, pursuance, chase, by-line, avocation, pastime, credit line, rocking horse, interest, quest, spare-time activitypastime, interest, pursuitnoun
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
"sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
Synonyms:
hobby, interest group, sideline, interestingness, pursual, following, pursuance, chase, sake, avocation, pastime, involvement, stake, by-line, interest, quest, spare-time activity
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
pursuitnoun
pursuitnoun
Synonyms:
pursuance, prosecution, following out
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "pursuit":
search, quest, continuation, persecution, prosecution, achievement, pursue, chasing, research, attainment, chase, continued, continuing, realization, hunting
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
PURSUIT
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#653 | interest | |
#2007 | continued | |
#2825 | seeking | |
#3035 | continuing | |
#3707 | hunting | |
#4523 | involvement | |
#4737 | quest | |
#4878 | hunt | |
#5127 | achievement | |
#5752 | chase | |
#7152 | hobby | |
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#8496 | sake | |
#9574 | pursuit | |
#9992 | stake | |
#10310 | prosecution | |
#10843 | continuation | |
#13477 | attainment | |
#13519 | realization | |
#14277 | followers | |
#14863 | chasing | |
#16951 | persecution | |
#32912 | sideline | |
#35944 | inquisition | |
#36065 | pastime | |
#48538 | pursuance | |
#135964 | avocation | |
#152959 | interestingness |
How to use pursuit in a sentence?
The pursuit of truth shall set you free - even if you never catch up with it.
Happiness is not in wealth or splendor, but in passion, perception, and pursuit.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein:
Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is the pursuit of knowledge and how much happier is that man who believes his native town to be the world than he who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow.
There’s a strong Republican and conservative case to be made in favor of the right to marry,” Ken Mehlman told the room. “If we are all endowed by a creator with unalienable rights including the pursuit of happiness, how can that not include marrying the person you love?”
The pursuit of scientific knowledge is a symphony of observation, experimentation, and the harmonious dance of imagination and evidence.
Translations for pursuit
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- السعيArabic
- perseguimentCatalan, Valencian
- snaha, zájmy, úsilí, [[honba]] ([[za]] [[čím]]), snažení, zálibaCzech
- forfølgelseDanish
- VerfolgungGerman
- persecución, búsquedaSpanish
- pyrkimysFinnish
- poursuiteFrench
- पीछाHindi
- űzés, tevékenység, törekvés, elfoglaltságHungarian
- հետապնդում, հալածանքArmenian
- pengejaranIndonesian
- ricerca, caccia, passatempo, perseguimentoItalian
- 追求Japanese
- ការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែង, ការតាមរកKhmer
- pursuitLatin
- forfølgelseNorwegian
- pościgPolish
- perseguiçãoPortuguese
- vânătoareRomanian
- занятие, гонка преследования, погоня, преследованиеRussian
- நோக்கத்தில்Tamil
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