TRACING Synonyms

• the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

• the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)

• quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

• following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit

• diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

• having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

• exploring thoroughly

• the act of following someone secretly

• the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

• the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

• the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

• look over carefully

• come to see in an official or professional capacity

• examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

• convert code into ordinary language

• read with difficulty

• represented accurately or precisely

• show the form or outline of

• determine the essential quality of

• trace the shape of

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• describe in vivid detail

• give a description of

• to give an account or representation of in words

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• a gully that is shallower than a ravine

• an entertainer who attracts large audiences

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

• a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

• (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

• poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

• the act of drawing or hauling something

• cause to move by pulling

• get or derive

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• make, formulate, or derive in the mind

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

• take liquid out of a container or well

• give a description of

• select or take in from a given group or region

• elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

• suck in or take (air)

• move or go steadily or gradually

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• choose at random

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

• to obtain a liquid from somewhere

• write a legal document or paper

• engage in drawing

• move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

• allow a draft

• require a specified depth for floating

• pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

• cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

• take in, also metaphorically

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

• thread on or as if on a string

• stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

• pass over, across, or through

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• shrink

• reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

• steep; pass through a strainer

• remove the entrails of

• flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

• cause to localize at one point

• to travel behind, go after, come after

• be later in time

• come as a logical consequence; follow logically

• travel along a certain course

• act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

• come after in time, as a result

• behave in accordance or in agreement with

• be next

• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

• to bring something about at a later time than

• imitate in behavior; take as a model

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• be the successor (of)

• perform an accompaniment to

• keep informed

• to be the product or result

• accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

• adhere to or practice

• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

• keep under surveillance

• follow in or as if in pursuit

• grasp the meaning

• keep to

• to subscribe to someone's updates on social media

• to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

• a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else

• the visible disembodied soul of a dead person

• a suggestion of some quality

• move like a ghost

• haunt like a ghost; pursue

• write for someone else

• an indirect suggestion

• a slight indication

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a just detectable amount

• an indication of potential opportunity

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

• any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

• Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

• an instance of searching for something

• United States architect (1827-1895)

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)

• the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

• the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• chase away, with as with force

• yaw back and forth about a flight path

• oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

• seek, search for

• search (an area) for prey