seek

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SEEK

to go in search of <Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean>

Synonyms cast about (for), cast around (for), chase (down), forage (for), hunt, look up, pursue, quest, search (for or out), shop (for)

Related Words ferret (out), root (out)

Phrases look for

Near Antonyms hide, lose; ignore, neglect

to make a request for <came seeking financial advice>

Synonyms bespeak, call (for), desire, plead (for), quest, request, seek, solicit, speak (for), sue (for)

Related Words apply (for), beg (for), claim, clamor (for), importune, urge, wish (for); demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), petition (for), press (for), require, requisition; invite, invoke

to make an effort to do <seek to find the best solution>

Synonyms assay, endeavor, essay, seek, strive, try

Related Words fight, strain, struggle, toil, trouble, work; aim, aspire, hope; assume, take up, undertake

Near Antonyms drop, give up, quit

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