SEEK (OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

seek (out)

verb

Definition of seek (out)

as in to look up

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Relevance

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as in to cast about

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Verb

But every November the Pleiades remind me that naked-eye observing isn't as simple as opening the back door and looking up.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 Nov. 2026
And yet this solidly lower-middle-class engineer, who dreams of getting out of Queens and being somebody that his family can look up to, lives in the ever-looming shadow of his elder sibling.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of look up

Verb

In early voting alone, Hammoud said, residents cast about 22% more votes in the 2026 midterms than the 2024 general presidential election.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Conversely, Republican voters have cast about 38% of the ballots, while 13% were cast by voters unaffiliated with a political party.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of cast about

Verb

The lines of control in the country changed little for years, and a truce was reached in 2022.

— AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Designed with travel security in mind, this button-up has built-in storage for your essentials, eliminating the need to constantly reach into a day bag.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of reach

Verb

At the center of this struggle for power and survival burns Chandra, a volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts, and haunted by her past.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2026
Public records indicate Lambert had hunting licenses over the years in Alaska, Montana and Oregon.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of hunt

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