being chased
Hunted and fleeing
Being chased describes the state of having someone or something in pursuit—whether a predator, an authority, or an unwanted person.
The phrase captures both literal pursuit I dreamed I was being chased through dark streets and figurative pressure from obligations or deadlines I've been chased by creditors for months.
Being chased implies vulnerability and the urgency to escape.
- pursuedWent after persistently
- huntedSought to capture
- fleeingRapid escape from danger
- runningSwift foot travel
- escapeFlight from captivity
predator · prey · panic · footsteps · breathless · desperate · stalked · terror · heart pounding · sprint · adrenaline · fight or flight · nightmare · bad dream · pursuit · cornered · dead end · heartbeat
- dreamsnightmare, dreaming, daydream, nightmares, dreams
- dream symbolsfalling, flying, drowning, death, lost
- dreamscapesfloating islands, impossible stairs, melting clocks, flying dreams, falling sensation
being chasedchasing
Following to catch
pursuing · giving chase · hunting · in pursuit · stalking
being chasedstanding still
Absence of motion
stationary · at rest · stopped · motionless · hiding
being chasedsafe
Free from peril
secure · unthreatened · in control · protected · out of danger