The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HUNTED which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2007.
Like fugitives crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HUNTED | 50 % | 6 |
| ONTHERUN | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Like fugitives
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hunted
- sanctuary
- run
- surrender
- runs
- surrendering
- accused
- awol
- delayed
- hiss
- loose
- pew
Crossword Answer definitions
HUNTED verb- To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- To try to find something; search (for).
- To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- (bell-ringing) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- (bell-ringing) To shift up and down in order regularly.
- To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
- Being the subject of a hunt.
- Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result HUNTED
- Looked for
- Tried to trap
- Searched for
- Sought
- In a fugitive role.
- What Nimrod did.
- Followed the hounds.
- Searched.
- Trailed.
- Sought.