SEEK Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

seek

verb

ˈsēk

Definition of seek

as in to pursue

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

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as in to request

to make a request for came seeking financial advice

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as in to try

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

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Recent Examples of seek While the ruling in Tennessee applied to those 19 basketball players, the one in Colorado cast a wider net, granting the class certification the plaintiffs sought. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 The decision came after the CFTC filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the law from taking effect in August. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Multiple bills were introduced in the Legislature this year, including one that sought to hold autonomous car builders accountable for traffic violations. — Madison Smalstig july 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 This is due to a growing sense throughout Europe that FIFA is seeking to make incursions into both UEFA’s dominance and income. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seek

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That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
That began changing in the second half of the 20th century as more women joined the workforce and pursued higher education.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Definition of pursue

Verb

Some immigrants requested more time before their next hearings, presenting evidence of having been defrauded by unscrupulous attorneys profiled in local news reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
The sheriff's office requested photos or videos that may show the child on a raft or boat with other children before the incident, as well as anyone who may have witnessed the child before she was pulled from the water.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of request

Verb

Water authorities trying to maintain adequate supplies of fresh water have banned farmers in some parts of the country from pumping water out of canals to irrigate their crops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
An executive nobody had heard of became a target of online attacks for the offense of trying to turn around a fading chicken and biscuits restaurant.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of try

Verb

Woolf, who desired a palate cleanser after finishing her experimental novel The Waves, focused her energies on the life story of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s cocker spaniel.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Carrying on for the sake of it would be a compromise which nobody desired.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of desire

Verb

The Stars attempted to deal Robertson to the Kraken, but Robertson nipped that in the bud.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The two companies had previously attempted to resolve this dispute outside of court; according to Tuesday’s filing, News Corp had tried to negotiate a licensing agreement with Brave for a year.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of attempt

Verb

Arnetra and her sister, Akiva, described Darius as a joker, always striving to bring joy to those around him.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
At the time, the organization, which typically strives to have four days worth of blood on hand, only had two, according to Kristin Connor, Vitalant’s northern California communications manager.

— Velvet Wu July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

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