SOUGHT (OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

sought (out)

verb

Definition of sought (out)

past tense of seek (out)

as in looked up

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Verb

But as Melendrez turned to leave empty-handed, Chin looked up from behind the counter, smiled, and waved him back.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Noe and his sons looked up at the sky to watch five pelicans fly northward, away from the Gulf.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of looked up

Verb

Wall Street looked past geopolitical tensions with benchmark indexes rising on Big Tech strength and signs of easing inflation, even as Middle East hostilities escalated.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
England looked cowed and browbeaten by the second half of the semifinal, which allowed Lionel Messi to do what only Lionel Messi can do.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of looked

Verb

Their starvation reached new heights, and the men ultimately broke their promise to Odysseus and killed one of Apollo’s cattle.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Donaldson -- who shot 8 for 12 overall and 3 for 4 on threes - took over in the fourth and reached 20 points for the second time in Miami’s final three games in Las Vegas.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of reached

Verb

As digital technology and new forms of distribution rework the economics of the business, however, some media stalwarts have cast about for new forms of revenue.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 June 2026
Unable to cope with that, British voters are casting about blaming the politicians.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Definition of cast about

Verb

The third man is being hunted, Co told a news conference, adding that investigators were trying to determine why the suspects shot Carpenter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
What’s driving the squeeze shouldn’t come as a mystery to anyone who’s apartment-hunted here recently.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of hunted

Verb

The victim followed the fleeing Jeep on foot and grabbed onto the vehicle when it got stuck in traffic, authorities said.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
In September 2020, author Elin Hilderbrand grabbed a drink at the Nantucket Hotel bar with a visiting writer friend.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

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