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Pursued

/pəˈsjuːd/

To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.

📖 Definitions of "Pursued"

verb

1
To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
2
To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
"Her rival pursued a quite different course."
3
To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
4
To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chased	Pursued.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
chased	Pursued.
accomplished	Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
achieved	(of a goal or status) Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
actedverb	(intransitive) To do something.
addressed	Having been the audience for an address, speech or presentation.
adheredverb	(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
adopted	a 2009 American independent mockumentary film starring comedian Pauly Shore as himself, "going to Africa to adopt a child, à la Madonna and Angelina Jolie."
advocated	Having been argued in favor of.
applied	Put into practical use.
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
attained	(of a goal) Having been achieved or reached.
attempted	Tried, with the connotation of failure.
begunnoun	A surname.
borrowed	a 2022 drama film directed by Carlos Rafael Betancourt and Oscar Ernesto Ortega.
broughtverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
carriedverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
championedverb	(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
charged	Having electricity.
committed	Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
completed	Finished.