stalked
Trailed with intent
Stalked describes something that has a stalk—a stem or supporting structure: stalked celery, stalked eyes on a crab.
Separately, stalked is the past tense of stalk: to pursue stealthily or obsessively.
A hunter stalked deer through the forest.
She was stalked by an ex-boyfriend for months.
The two words share a spelling but have different origins.
Expressed intent to harm
- menacedThreatened with harm
- harassedPersistently tormented
- terrorizedFrightened through threats
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
intimidated · uncomfortable · uneasy · scared · victim · obsessed · unwanted · persistent
Persistent mental attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
preoccupation · monomania · enthrallment · obsessed · desire · longing · devotion · fan
Pit for extracting rock
- preyAnimal being hunted
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- trackerOne who follows trails
- safariWildlife observation journey
game · pursuit · stealth · wilderness · tracking · hunt · approach · silent
Roam stealthily
- lurkHide while observing
- pounceSudden attack leap
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
hunter · stealth · camouflage · silent · approach · nocturnal · sneak · capture
Systematic observation of subjects
- tailRear animal appendage
- shadowLight blocked by object
- trackPath or monitored route
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
follow · watch · spy · pursue · trail · investigate · chase · hound
threatened
Expressed intent to harm
- menacedThreatened with harm
- harassedPersistently tormented
- terrorizedFrightened through threats
frightened · intimidated · uncomfortable · uneasy · scared · victim · obsessed · unwanted · persistent · cyberstalking
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
compulsion · preoccupation · monomania · enthrallment · obsessed · desire · longing · devotion · fan · celebrity
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
safari · game · pursuit · stealth · wilderness · tracking · hunt · approach · silent · patient
prowl
Roam stealthily
prey · hunter · stealth · camouflage · silent · approach · nocturnal · sneak · capture · claws
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
monitor · follow · watch · spy · pursue · trail · investigate · chase · hound · dog
stem
Plant's central axis
corn · wheat · bamboo · sugarcane · broccoli · kale · chard · fiber · crunchy · trimmed
pillar
Upright architectural support
- beamStructural support member
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
framework · support · buttress · girder · strut · post · column · prop · pedestal · base
- followed thingstracked, trailed, pursued, chased, tailed
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- examinedobserved, watched, inspected, studied, surveyed
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
- survival statesalive, dead, dying, injured, safe
stalkedignored
Purposely not noticed
avoided · left alone · evaded · disregarded · walked away from
- corn stalksUpright cereal crop growths
- tall stalks
- stalking horseConcealed-purpose candidate
- night stalkerOne who hunts by darkness
- celery stalkSingle edible rib
- cyber stalkingInternet-based persistent pursuit