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seek

[seek] / sik /
VERB
look for
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 search out sniff out track down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore shun
WEAK
answer find neglect reply
VERB
try, attempt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
offer pursue undertake
STRONG
aim assay endeavor essay strive struggle
WEAK
aspire to have a go at
Antonyms
STRONG
be idle forget laze
WEAK
answer find neglect reply
VERB
ask, inquire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
request solicit
STRONG
beg entreat invite petition query
WEAK
find out
Antonyms
STRONG
answer
WEAK
find neglect reply

Example Sentences

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The RCP said it was supporting affected graduates, pointing to other options, including overseas employment opportunities and the Paramedic Foundation Preceptorship programme, which can begin while individuals continue to seek substantive paramedic roles.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

U.S. officials worried that the regime would use the airman’s capture to seek maximalist concessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Yet both sides also have good reasons to seek off-ramps.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

It not only proclaimed the rights of workers to form unions and seek fair wages, but specifically avoided any endorsement of capitalism.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

We shall go to make our search—if I can call it so, for it is not search but knowing, and we seek confirmation only.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker