TRACKING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈtra-kiŋ

Definition of tracking

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers

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tracking

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verb

present participle of track

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of predators stealthily tracking their prey

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as in traversing

to make one's way through, across, or over once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains

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Recent Examples of tracking

Noun

Bring Methodology To Client-Generated Data Clients are running their own competitor and GEO tracking. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The plane also descended sharply from its cruising altitude of around 24,000 feet to around 10,000 feet, according to preliminary data from flight tracking site FlightRadar24. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Verb

Seoul rejects tracking claim The KCNA report provided more details about the launch after Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister and a senior Workers’ Party official, disclosed the test on Saturday. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Jonathan McDowell, a retired astronomer from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has been tracking satellite launches for more than four decades. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tracking

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking

Noun

The pursuit of greater efficiency has also been applied to the company’s workforce, which has undergone recent layoffs.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The memo came the day that courtroom testimony highlighted ways in which two ICE officers involved in a vehicle stop, pursuit and shooting that wounded a delivery driver in Austin last month would not have complied with the new guidance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuit

Verb

The story plays out in New York’s cutthroat acting scene, where a talented Indian actor chasing his craft falls under the sway of Keitel’s teacher.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
The Padres lost for only the fourth time in their last 24 outings despite chasing ace Jacob Misiorowski after four innings.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of chasing

Noun

Finding people at high risk of incubating the Bundibugyo virus, also known as contact tracing, has proved difficult in Congo.

— CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Finding people at high risk of incubating the Bundibugyo virus — also known as contact tracing — has proved difficult in Congo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracing

Verb

When Tian’s solo project began gaining traction, Cui was pursuing a master’s in computer science and machine learning at the University of Toronto and working on autonomous-vehicle research.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The city is pursuing a more ambitious vision for the site, formalized in 2021, that would see the property transformed not just with housing, but also entertainment and hotels.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

That also means more of the pipeline would be on his property to make up for what is not crossing his neighbors’.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
And yet crossing the trillion-dollar mark is a remarkable achievement, whether or not AMD continues to straddle the border.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

Her first job as CEO in 2014 was to remake the century-old company’s corporate culture and regain customers’ trust following a tragic, reputation-wrecking ignition-switch crisis.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The seven Chi Phi members in question were expelled or suspended, but some of them were allowed to continue their education at the university following a monthslong Title IX investigation.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of following

Verb

This year, there have been a lot of films that are expertly navigating this.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
And for artists who want to create without the backing of a formal organization or an official commission, navigating the seemingly endless hurdles of city permits and clearances is difficult.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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