Added 9 October 2026 pursued /pəˈsjuːd/ noun Categories: PeopleEveryday Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pursued at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A person who is being chased. the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued adjective Followed with enmity as if to harm. running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes Related Words: chasedaccomplishedachievedactedaddressedadheredadoptedadvocatedappliedapplyattainedattempted Back to today's word