pursuits
Things you chase
Pursuits are activities you engage in regularly, especially as work or recreation: artistic pursuits, scholarly pursuits, leisure pursuits.
The word carries a sense of sustained effort toward something worthwhile.
Pursuit in the singular emphasizes the act of chasing or seeking: the pursuit of happiness, in pursuit of the suspect.
A hot pursuit is an immediate chase, especially by law enforcement.
One fleeing authorities
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- captureTake into custody
- huntPursuit of quarry
- trackPath or monitored route
trail · hound · prey · escape · sprint · race · intercept · tail
Trained occupational field
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
promotion · networking · credentials · specialization · expertise · mentorship · recruitment · corporate
Refreshment through leisure
- relaxationState of being unwound
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
downtime · vacation · holiday · tourism · sightseeing · picnic · retreat · games
Gathering items over time
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- paintingPigment on canvas
- potteryFired clay objects
gardening · birdwatching · calligraphy · quilting · scrapbooking · drawing · photography · fishing
Intense eager enjoyment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- zealIntense driving devotion
ardor · commitment · drive · eagerness · intensity · vigor · aspiration · obsession
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
track · trail · hound · prey · escape · sprint · race · intercept · tail · surveillance
profession
Trained occupational field
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- ambitionDesire for achievement
advancement · promotion · networking · credentials · specialization · expertise · mentorship · recruitment · corporate · executive
recreation
Refreshment through leisure
- relaxationState of being unwound
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- amusementPleased entertainment state
pastime · downtime · vacation · holiday · tourism · sightseeing · picnic · retreat · games · fun
collecting
Gathering items over time
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- paintingPigment on canvas
pottery · gardening · birdwatching · calligraphy · quilting · scrapbooking · drawing · photography · fishing · archery
enthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
zeal · ardor · commitment · drive · eagerness · intensity · vigor · aspiration · obsession · yearning
- goalsgoals, goal, aims, objective, objectives
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops
- happeningshappenings, happening, event, occurrence, events
pursuitsobligations
Required responsibilities
duties · responsibilities · requirements · compulsions · mandates
pursuitsinactivity
Lack of movement
idleness · stagnation · passivity · inertia · dormancy
pursuitsavoidances
Acts of steering clear
retreats · flights · escapes · evasions · abandonments
- in pursuitFollowing to catch
- in hot pursuitAggressively following a fleeing target
- hot pursuitImmediate pursuit of suspect
- Trivial PursuitQuiz board game
- police pursuitLaw enforcement vehicle chase
- single-minded pursuit