hunted
Tracked with intent
Hunted describes someone or something being pursued, especially by hunters or those seeking to capture or kill: the hunted fox, a hunted fugitive.
The word carries connotations of fear and desperation—a hunted look in someone's eyes suggests they feel watched or threatened, unable to relax: She had the hunted expression of someone always looking over her shoulder.
Expressed intent to harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- stalkedFollowed stealthily with menace
- trappedUnable to escape
cornered · exposed · imperiled · menaced · ambushed · snared · marked · defenseless
Rapid following of quarry
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- houndingPersistently pursuing or pressuring
quarry · prey · trail · search · capture · bloodhound · tracker · pursuer
Longed for
- outlawFugitive from justice
- escapeeOne who fled confinement
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
- runawayOne who flees
exile · renegade · deserter · absconder · hideout · warrant · bounty · manhunt
Pit for extracting rock
- gameOrganized play or sport
- venisonFlesh of cervids
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
moose · caribou · antelope · gazelle · boar · hare · rabbit · pheasant
Act of hiding something
- hidingStaying out of sight
- coverProtect by overlaying
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- ghillie suitLeafy camouflage garment
camo · blending · disguise · underbrush · thicket · ambush · stalking · invisibility
threatened
Expressed intent to harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- stalkedFollowed stealthily with menace
trapped · cornered · exposed · imperiled · menaced · ambushed · snared · marked · defenseless · watchful
chase
Rapid following of quarry
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
hounding · quarry · prey · trail · search · capture · bloodhound · tracker · pursuer · harrier
wanted
Longed for
runaway · exile · renegade · deserter · absconder · hideout · warrant · bounty · manhunt · on the lam
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
elk · moose · caribou · antelope · gazelle · boar · hare · rabbit · pheasant · duck
concealment
Act of hiding something
ghillie suit · camo · blending · disguise · underbrush · thicket · ambush · stalking · invisibility · cryptic
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- escapeFlight from captivity
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
shelter · forage · hiding · flight · instinct · self-preservation · vigilance · wariness · cunning · outsmarting
- Manhuntfugitive, manhunt, wanted poster, most wanted, pursuit
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- survival statesalive, dead, dying, injured, safe
- desirablecoveted, desired, wanted, sought-after, in demand
- examinedobserved, watched, inspected, studied, surveyed
huntedprotected
Kept from harm
unhunted · sheltered · safeguarded · unthreatened · conserved
- treasure huntGame seeking hidden prizes
- bounty hunterProfessional fugitive capturer
- hunt downPursue until captured
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
- scavenger huntGame of locating items
- job huntingSeeking paid employment
hunt, hunter, hunting, hunters, hunts, huntsman, huntress, huntsmen, huntable