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

Homeowners can look up their assessment on the county’s real estate portal.

— Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Aries Rising Things are looking up for one or more of your significant relationships.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of look up

Verb

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
Next came an exhibition around a creepy Howdy Doody-ish figure that met countless violent fates while being cast about mechanistically on chains in 2016.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast about

Verb

Even the smallest one is delightfully cozy, with a double bed and windows looking onto the street, perfect for a couple or solo traveler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
The third floor will look different from when Pat Hynes was last working there as a field inspector in 2020.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of look

Verb

The Valkyries made history in their inaugural season, becoming the first WNBA expansion team to reach the playoffs in its debut year.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Opinion polls suggest neither Netanyahu’s bloc, which includes far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties, nor the anti-Netanyahu bloc are on track to reach a 61-seat majority.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of reach

Verb

The exoplanet in question is the rocky lava planet TOI-561 b, located around 280 light-years away, which was discovered by NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) in 2020.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The White House has appointed her associates to help hunt for noncitizen voters and investigate accusations of voting fraud in 2020.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunt

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