pursuit

Nouns

  • (n) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
    • the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
    chase, pursual, following,
  • (n) 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
    pursuance, quest,
  • (n) an auxiliary activity avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, sideline,
  • (n) 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
    pastime, interest,

Synonyms

chase pursual following pursuance quest avocation hobby spare-time activity by-line sideline pastime interest

Words of close approximity

pursue
pursual pursued pursuer