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Definitions

sought-after

[sawt-af-ter, -ahf-] / ˈsɔtˌæf tər, -ˌɑf- /
ADJECTIVE
hot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cool fresh popular trendy
WEAK
approved dandy favored glorious groovy in demand just out keen latest marvelous neat nifty peachy recent super up-to-the-minute
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kind unpopular
WEAK
calm cold freezing frigid indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling
ADJECTIVE
marketable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankable profitable
WEAK
commercial fit for sale good hot merchandisable merchantable salable sellable selling sound trafficable vendible wanted
Antonyms
WEAK
unmarketable
ADJECTIVE
popular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attractive beloved famous fashionable favored prominent suitable trendy
WEAK
accepted approved caught on celebrated crowd-pleasing faddish in in demand in favor in the mainstream in vogue leading likable liked lovable noted notorious now okay pleasing praised preferred prevailing promoted right stuff run-after selling social societal sought stylish the rage thing well-liked well-received
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inconspicuous obscure old-fashioned unfashionable unknown unpopular
WEAK
disliked

Example Sentences

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Gil continued selling the most sought-after titles on Amazon, and on Biblio.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Mantell has mastered these strategies over these past two decades and is now a sought-after speaker on Social Security, Medicare and other retirement topics.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

But upcoming releases of new Pokémon trading cards are expected to be sought-after and hard to come by.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Somaliland officials have said their soil is rich in lithium, coltan and other sought-after resources, though independent studies are lacking.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

If tritium was the sought-after product, for example, you used lithium-6; if it was plutonium, the raw material would be uranium—namely, that waste U-238.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.