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 David’s drama follows a mother with Alzheimer’s struggling to preserve the memory of her son, disappeared by the Colombian army, while her daughter seeks to leave the tragedy behind. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 The club remained closed after the shooting, and the filing seeks $1 million in damages. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Washington seeks to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and wants to address the issue in any new talks. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 El Sayed’s anti-Israel comments have put Jewish voters and Democrats in a bind as Rogers aggressively seeks to win over their votes. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026 The experiment described, which intentionally seeks to elicit a particular response, is not representative of how most voters use ChatGPT or reflective of their experience. — Katie McQue, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Sergei Vasenin, Kemoye Muslar and Cynthia Acevedo, three immigrants currently detained at the facility, seeks court intervention to protect detainees’ constitutional rights. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Because his own older brother is blind, Liu is strongly aware of the need to consult those whom his technology seeks to help. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026 The agreement seeks to maintain the integrity of both the NBA and event contract markets, the memo said, through exchanges of information. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks

Verb

Four years later, local teenagers start going missing, and a recluse whose house is slated for demolition is forced to leave his solitary life behind as a supernatural force pursues him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
The funding would also support faculty positions as the university pursues Carnegie Research 1 university status, Hahn said.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursues

Verb

Lakshmana’s first extended journey with Rama begins when the sage Vishvamitra requests Dasharatha to send Rama to protect his sacrifice from attacks by rakshasas (a type of demon in Hinduism).

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
If the airline requests a police report, follow its instructions and keep a copy.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of requests

Verb

By that logic, anyone who tries to disrupt a college football fan's Saturday should be seen as someone whose views are incongruent with the hardcore fan's, even if their intentions are pure.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
In the process, a family tries to come to the aid of its ailing matriarch, presented with only a series of unappealing options, each more unbearable than the next.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tries

Verb

For a young scientist, choosing a career in research requires confidence that years of training will lead to an opportunity to contribute.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
However, replacing the standard cosmological model, known as Lambda–Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM), requires more than explaining unusual galaxies.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of requires

Verb

UConn Women’s Basketball is proud to play in our Basketball is for Everyone Pride game and strives for a culture of inclusion and equity.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
What follows is a tale of love, lust and regret that threatens the fate of an entire empire as Navier strives to reclaim her power.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of strives

Verb

After he has been removed, Serena attempts to rally everyone into holding their heads high, despite the mishaps.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Reuters reported the story first, noting that the hacker used a combination of Claude and DeepSeek over several weeks, starting in late September, to completely outsource the intrusion attempts to AI agents.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026