Synonyms for pursuit
pərˈsutpur·suit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 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, chase, by-line, interest

2. pursuit, 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, seeking

3. avocation, 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 activity

4. pastime, 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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1. • Pastime

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pursuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   chase, race

2. pursuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   pursuance, prosecution, following out

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

1. 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, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PURSUIT

   Synonyms:
   Platelet IIb-IIIa in Unstable angina Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin Therapy

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1. Officer Brad Katsuyama:

   IEX believes data and technology should be provided at a reasonable cost or no cost at all, we firmly believe that IEX can be an agent of change to address these issues, and many more, in pursuit of creating more efficient capital markets, where exchanges fully commit to serving issuers, investors, and their agents, while charging a reasonable and transparent fee for services provided.

2. Jason Kenny:

   I am absolutely gutted to announce that I won't be riding in the omnium at the world championships today, i haven't been feeling right all week for reasons we're not sure of, but we do know my performances in the team pursuit over the last two days have been well off where I have been in training over the last two weeks.

3. Dana Nessel:

   I look forward to our continued collaboration with Cooley Law School Innocence Project and University of Michigan Innocence Clinic in our collective pursuit of providing justice to those wrongfully imprisoned.

4. Aldous Huxley:

   Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness it is generally the by-product of other activities.

5. David Brown:

   It doesn't lead to higher crime, it doesn't prevent officers from doing their jobs, so let's debunk those myths, it actually makes us safer because officers are safer as it relates to foot pursuit policies and the outcomes for offenders fleeing is safer.