Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wild-goose_chase

1 sense of wild-goose chase

Sense 1
wild-goose chase -- (the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable)
       => pursuit, pursuance, quest -- (a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth")