Pursued and Quit

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Pursued adjective - Followed with enmity as if to harm.

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Quit is an antonym for pursued in chase topic.

Nearby Words: pursuance, pursuing, pursuer

Quit verb - To give up (a job or office).

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Pursued is an antonym for quit.

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

He also received the Fulbright Scholarship to MIT, though he quit when he pursued an acting career.

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