SEEKS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

seeks

verb

present tense third-person singular of seek

as in pursues

to go in search of Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean

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as in requests

to make a request for came seeking financial advice

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as in tries

to make an effort to do seek to find the best solution

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Recent Examples of seeks The investment comes as Helix seeks to address growing competition in the AI infrastructure market by targeting both data center deployment and the underlying power infrastructure needed to support it. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 That deal seeks to temporarily manage shipping traffic on what was seen as an international waterway before the war. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Iran’s latest proposal seeks faster action While Iran’s latest proposal echoes the June deal, a key difference is speed. — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 The Polisario Front, representing the Indigenous Sahrawi people, seeks self-determination and is supported by Algeria (where the refugee camps are located). — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 The measure, called Amendment 6, seeks to protect Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process, a form of direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures and pass laws. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 Lee’s fiction, like 19th-century novels, seeks to engender sympathy by paying close attention to the lives of many varied characters. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 Paramount has argued all along that the deal is pro-competitive and will result in more content production as the company seeks to take on streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026 So, the decision to tell her story through the lens of one event in the early ‘80s seeks to simultaneously demythologize her while lending credence to her mythologization in the first place. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks

Verb

The vast majority of people the state pursues for prison liens, however, have even less.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
While Paul pursues acting in front of the camera, his wife has built a career behind it.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursues

Verb

But as their love affair gets steamier and Haru frantically tries to maintain her elaborate ruse, the dance numbers lose their luster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Victor tries to get rid of it, slowly losing his grip on reality and pushing Stella further away.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tries

Verb

The chips are power-hungry (a ChatGPT AI query consumes about ten times as much energy as a normal Google search) and also generate a lot of heat, which requires cooling systems.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
Another requires cold storage operators to provide insurance or emergency funds for affected residents.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of requires

Verb

Till is a member of the Firekeeper Alliance, which has close ties with the festival, and strives to decrease the suicide rate among indigenous youths through teaching them about heavy metal.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
The team is keenly aware that in the modern market, trust is not bought but earned, and Vita Bella strives to achieve this every step of the way.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of strives

Verb

Wever plays Andie Bender, a Dateline NBC producer who attempts to keep the show on its upward ratings trajectory while constantly fielding the neuroses of its host, Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson).

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
As noted in reviews by Maryland’s PDAB, attempts to track how these financial benefits are utilized hit a wall because participating entities faced remarkably low compliance and disclosure rates.

— Christina Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026