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 Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks seeks to explore histories like this one, illuminating the many ways that plants and people have shaped each other across time and place. — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026 Tom often seeks former student-athletes who followed through on commitments, possess an outgoing personality and engage others confidently. — Corey McQuade, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The lawsuit seeks at least $150 million in damages and asks the court to cancel the agreement to dissolve the HFPA. — Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Trump supports maintaining Israel's security, but seeks a swift end to an unpopular war. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 July 2026 In a world where SpaceX seeks to retire Dragon in favor of Starship, and in which the space community is not yet comfortable launching humans on Starship, and in which Starliner is actually flying, things could get interesting. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 If the procedure the patient seeks requires additional measures such as anesthesia, check if the anesthesiologist has the proper certification to administer such care on the Florida Department of Health’s license database. — Ella Moore july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 The lawsuit lists breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligent misrepresentation among its causes for action and seeks declaratory relief via jury trial. — Chaewon Chung july 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Its Shirika program, launched in March 2025, seeks to transform longtime refugee encampments into viable local towns with municipal infrastructure designed to serve both local residents and refugees. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks

Verb

Content removal is part of the toolkit where material is inaccurate or violates platform policy, and the firm pursues it aggressively.

— K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 29 July 2026
By leveraging its intellectual property, Playboy pursues an asset-light model across licensing, digital content, consumer products and experiential offerings.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of pursues

Verb

When a processor requests data, the chip instantly converts CXL memory requests into DDR5 commands, retrieves the required information, and sends it back in real time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
In audio released from a distress call made by Wells’ friends, the caller requests towing assistance after a boat malfunction.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Definition of requests

Verb

From there, the episode’s mommy-issues plot thickens as the real Alicent does show up at Harrenhal and Alys tries (and fails) to convince Aemond his mother is not there to help him.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
The whole thing reminded me so much of Willow, when Kael’s forces arrive at Tir Asleen and Madmartigan tries to act tough and intimidating despite being badly outnumbered.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of tries

Verb

But trying to compete for top talent against clubs across Europe and South America – among other regions – requires having money to spend.

— John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
That requires measuring impact rather than throughput, a harder problem with significantly more valuable answers.

— Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of requires

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At the time, the organization, which typically strives to have four days worth of blood on hand, only had two, according to Kristin Connor, Vitalant’s northern California communications manager.

— Velvet Wu July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
China is closing the satellite gap with the US, as Beijing strives to supplant Washington as the world’s leading space power.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of strives

Verb

Thus, the more Pentheus attempts to contain Dionysus, disguised as a foreign holy man, the more vehement and destructive the god becomes.

— Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2026
Previous attempts to reach an agreement have foundered amid mutual suspicion and each side's insistence that the other must move first.

— Nidal al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 31 July 2026