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seeks

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 lawsuit also seeks to stop Equatorial Guinea's onward expulsion of the deportees to their home countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Dynamic pricing is a technology which seeks out that 10% and prices what may have been once a mass experience for ordinary working people to a tech boom fuelled niche.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The new startup Prometheus seeks to build an “artificial general engineer” that can design and manufacture complex physical products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

More likely, as Salon’s Amanda Marcotte has brilliantly observed, Trump actively seeks out these adversarial environments.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“Let me remind everybody, we are not here to win or lose. Justice often fails because it seeks to punish, not to heal. Jails and fines harden people.”

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen