Synonyms of seek

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seek

verb

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1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursue
• hunt
• look up
• quest
• chase (down)
• look for
• search (for or out)
• cast about (for)
• forage (for)
• cast around (for)
• shop (for)
• ferret (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• lose
• ignore
• neglect

• hide
• lose
• ignore
• neglect

2

as in to request

to make a request for

came seeking financial advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• request
• desire
• require
• urge
• quest
• invite
• demand
• solicit
• invoke
• importune
• claim
• bespeak
• enjoin
• sue (for)
• plead (for)
• speak (for)
• call (for)
• requisition
• ask (for)
• apply (for)
• clamor (for)
• exact
• beg (for)
• wish (for)
• press (for)
• insist (on)
• petition (for)

3

as in to try

to make an effort to do

seek to find the best solution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• try
• attempt
• strive
• endeavor
• shoot at
• hope
• struggle
• essay
• shoot for
• aim
• assay
• undertake
• work
• fight
• aspire
• have a go at
• trouble
• toil
• try one's hand (at)
• take up
• assume
• strain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• quit
• give up

• drop
• quit
• give up