Synonyms of seeking

seeking 1 of 2

noun

as in search

Related Words

• search
• trail
• path
• track
• pursuing
• hot pursuit
• chasing
• tracking
• pursuit
• tracing
• trailing
• chase
• tailing
• tagging along
• shadowing
• tagging
• following
• hounding
• dogging

seeking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of seek

1

as in pursuing

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

• pursuing
• hunting
• searching (for or out)
• chasing (down)
• shopping (for)
• foraging (for)
• looking for
• looking up
• casting about (for)
• casting around (for)
• questing
• ferreting (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• hiding
• ignoring
• neglecting

2

as in requesting

to make a request for

came seeking financial advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requesting
• desiring
• requiring
• speaking (for)
• demanding
• calling (for)
• urging
• suing (for)
• pleading (for)
• asking (for)
• claiming
• soliciting
• inviting
• applying (for)
• questing
• wishing (for)
• invoking
• begging (for)
• importuning
• pressing (for)
• bespeaking
• insisting (on)
• clamoring (for)
• enjoining
• petitioning (for)
• requisitioning
• exacting

3

as in trying

to make an effort to do

seek to find the best solution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trying
• attempting
• striving
• endeavoring
• hoping
• essaying
• shooting at
• struggling
• assaying
• working
• having a go at
• aiming
• toiling
• fighting
• trying one's hand (at)
• aspiring
• troubling
• undertaking
• straining
• assuming
• taking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropping
• giving up
• quitting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seeking

Noun

That ensemble, and those ekeing out hope, includes Angela McBride (Suzette Llewellyn), a mother of two who goes on a violent rampage of justice-seeking after a gut-wrenching loss. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

American young people are, overwhelmingly, decent and justice-seeking. — Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026

Brad Pitt stars in a wild segment in the latest Jackass movie alongside the usual crew of thrill-seeking bros like Steve-O and Chris Pontius. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

Following 2022’s Jackass Forever, the latest installment sees the return of Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and the rest of the pain-seeking cohorts. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

An email to Pichardo seeking comment was not immediately returned. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026

The nonstop attention-seeking of our current president threatens to intrude on the day. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Each itinerary features four to six landmarks over the course of three to six hours, with the navigation only showing one section of the trip at a time to maintain the ethos of surrender seeking. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

Citadel Securities, by making millions of trades per day for its own profit-seeking and to fulfill customer orders, has eliminated inefficiencies by always having the liquidity necessary to buy or sell in large volumes. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Verb

The patient must be in an advanced or terminal stage, experiencing pain that cannot be relieved or is unbearable, and seeking lethal medication of their own free will. — ABC News, 15 July 2026

The district has responded to those issues by seeking to find efficiencies, cut costs and closing a handful of schools. — Austin Horn july 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Three more pars and a bogey to enter the back nine tied with Kuchar, who was seeking his first major championship. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026

The corporate pressures to grow, to continue increasing profits for shareholders and to squeeze more revenue from workers and assets keep these tech companies seeking more land on which to build more data centers. — Laura Mullenbach, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Trump’s suggestion of a toll followed that of Iranian authorities, who have in some cases, charged ships seeking to transit the Hormuz. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Days after passing a temporary moratorium on approvals for new data centers, the Independence City Council is seeking to impose significant limits on them going forward. — Ilana Arougheti july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Health insurance companies are seeking a median rate hike of 14% for 2027 ACA plans, according to a preliminary analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Provo Canyon School, described on its website as a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth ages 12 to 18, did not immediately respond to an Associated Press email seeking comment. — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026