TRAILED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

trailed

verb

past tense of trail

as in chased

to go after or on the track of we trailed our friend into the woods, inadvertently spoiling his plans for a solitary hike

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Recent Examples of trailed Still, that’s a recent high mark for Democrats, who have trailed Republicans on the issue by double digits dating back four years. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Prior to this, Miami trailed just once, by three points at the start of the Central Michigan game that quickly became a 52-3 rout. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026 Georgia trailed 24-14 before rallying with a 42-yard field goal by Peyton Woodring. — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The Steelers trailed the Bucs 13-3 at halftime with their offense obviously not scoring a touchdown and also converting only 1 of 6 third-down opportunities. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 But Harrison Butker missed the kick and the Chargers only trailed 19-6 with 11 minutes, 51 seconds to play. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 There were just 19 seconds on the clock, and Thomasville trailed Fitzgerald 21-17. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 After Minnesota beat Michigan for the first time since 2014, Fleck blurted in the on-field postgame interview that his feelings that day trailed only the births of his children and his wedding on the list of best life experiences. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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She has just been released from rehab after falling off the wagon and spends much of her day either sleeping or recovering from bad dreams of being chased by Nazis.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
But the right-hander was tagged by Jake Bauer's two-run double in the fourth and David Hamilton's RBI single that chased Glasnow in the fifth and left Milwaukee trailing 4-3.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of chased

Verb

Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
SparkHub connects creator content to tracked sales inside its ShopBack app.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracked

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Netanyahu’s wager, according to these critics, was that the aid would give Hamas something to lose and would therefore help contain the group while Israel pursued normalization with the Arab world without resolving the Palestinian question.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Bambu Lab has introduced its Vortek nozzle-changing system, while Prusa has pursued multi-toolhead designs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursued

Verb

Another 24 new releases are lined up for the rest of the year; most of them originals (20) followed by new seasons (3) and a saga.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
What followed was a difficult stretch, with works by Cy Twombly, George Condo, Alberto Giacometti, and Lucian Freud among those failing to find buyers.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of followed

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The woman had pulled herself back up the creek bank by the time rescuers arrived, and she was escorted her back to her car, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
As the two struggled over the sign, Sonoma police officers escorted Bourne off school grounds.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of escorted

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The couple also founded and operate FibreTrace, a verification platform that uses a patented luminescent pigment embedded in raw fibers, which is then traced, verified and audited in real time through every step of the textile supply chain.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Researchers traced the picture to another Facebook user who happened to have the same name.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of traced

Verb

The films will compete for the Golden Alexander – Michel Dimopoulos Award, accompanied by a 10,000 euro ($11,240) cash prize, and the Silver Alexander for best direction, which comes with a 5,000 euro ($5,620) cash prize.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
There’s also an in-ground lap pool and a tennis court accompanied by a covered viewing pavilion.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

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