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. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne:

   It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature.

2. Representative Bill Shuster:

   A strong, healthy and well-functioning freight rail system is critical to the movement of goods in this country, however, CP’s pursuit of a merger over the last two years has done nothing but create uncertainty in the rail industry, and there continues to be no clear path forward for such an arrangement.

3. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   In a pursuit of convenience, man has only caused more inconvenience for himself!

4. Denis de Rougemont:

   Social confusion has now reached a point at which the pursuit of immorality turns out to be more exhausting than compliance with the old moral codes.

5. John Bolton:

   Maximum pressure on both governments to give up their pursuit of deliverable nuclear weapons, but a willingness to talk to their leaders to see if there's a way out.