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

Dissimilar Words

as in to cast about

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Verb

Topline The Perseid meteor shower — one of 2026’s celestial highlights — may be stealing the headlines this summer, but skywatchers have another opportunity to look up this week.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Trend-right product across the portfolio lifted Steve Madden‘s second quarter earnings, and things are looking up for the rest of the year.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

Definition of look up

Verb

As digital technology and new forms of distribution rework the economics of the business, however, some media stalwarts have cast about for new forms of revenue.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 June 2026
Unable to cope with that, British voters are casting about blaming the politicians.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Definition of cast about

Verb

If younger-looking skin is your goal, then Patchology’s Glow Potion Illuminating Superfood Serum is about to become your new BFF.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Engineered to protect hair from extreme heat, the Supersonic™ Travel uses intelligent heat control to measure temperature 100 times per second for healthier-looking, softer-feeling hair.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of look

Verb

When reached via email Monday, City Attorney Tom Carpenter said his office did not draft the 18-month proposal.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
Temperatures reached at least 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for five consecutive days in some areas in late July, the country’s longest such streak on record, and heatstroke alerts have repeatedly covered large portions of the country.

— Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of reach

Verb

Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist who hunts and writes about dinosaurs.

— Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
The two-time Oscar winner never appeared in live-action as the popular vampire-hunting anti-hero, despite Marvel Studios hiring director Bassam Tariq, and later Yann Demange, to helm the film.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of hunt

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