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VERB

challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask for assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try

STRONG

accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate

WEAK

call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in insist upon invite competition make a point of make a stand object to stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

answer calm dodge ignore

WEAK

agreement decision victory

VERB

ferret out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascertain bring to light drive out get at sniff out uncover unearth

WEAK

be on to chase chase down determine dig out dig up disclose discover elicit extract follow hunt hunt down learn nose out penetrate pick up on pierce probe pry pursue quest root out scout out seek smell out smoke out trace track down trail worm out

VERB

locate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detect discover establish pinpoint spot station strike uncover unearth

STRONG

determine hook place position read

WEAK

come across come upon ferret out get at happen upon hit upon lay one's hands on light upon meet with pick up on pin down smell out smoke out stumble on track down trip over zero in on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose miss overlook pass by

STRONG

displace

WEAK

depart leave move

VERB

oppose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue assail attack debate defy deny disagree dispute face fight prevent protest resist

STRONG

assault bar battle bombard check combat confront contradict controvert counter counterattack cross disapprove encounter expose gainsay hinder neutralize reverse taunt thwart withstand

WEAK

call in question face down fly in the face of frown at not countenance run counter to speak against stand up to take a stand take issue take on turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree aid allow comply give in go along harmonize help retreat support surrender yield

STRONG

approve assist encourage forward make peace permit

WEAK

favor join participate

VERB

pursue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go after seek

STRONG

accompany attend badger bait bug chivy dog fish harass harry haunt hound hunt oppress persevere persist plague ride shadow stalk tag tail trace track trail

WEAK

bird-dog camp on the doorstep of give chase hunt down move behind nose around play catch up poke around prowl after run after run down scout out search for search high heaven take out after track down

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist be lazy give up help ignore leave leave alone let go neglect quit run away stop support

WEAK

discontinue eschew retreat shun

VERB

seek

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explore follow investigate pursue

STRONG

chase comb delve dragnet fan fish hunt inquire mouse nose prowl quest ransack root scout scratch

WEAK

be after beat the bushes bird-dog bob for cast about delve for dig for ferret out fish for go after gun for leave no stone unturned look about look around look high and low run after search for sniff out track down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore shun

WEAK

answer find neglect reply

Example Sentences

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Yet such is its power that after a first encounter, many readers will search out the other novels the author left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He recently wrapped indie filmmaker Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” in Atlanta and hopes to continue to search out collaborations that feel sincere.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Social media users band together to search out information and interpret clues: Grainy cellphone videos of Taylor Swift’s outfits become a way for her fans to predict the titles of her forthcoming albums.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

One solution is to search out fixtures that use dim-to-warm LEDs, Berman said, gradually shifting to warmer color temperatures as you dim them down.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

I wouldn’t have thought she was agile enough, but she’s climbed under a desk to search out particles of overlooked dust.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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