Antonyms for seek
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. seekverb

   Synonyms:
   look for, search

2. seekverb

   To try to find, to look for, to search.

   I seek wisdom.

   Synonyms:
   search, look for

3. seekverb

   To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.

   Synonyms:
   look for, search

4. seekverb

   To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.

   Synonyms:
   look for, search

5. seekverb

   To go, move, travel (in a given direction).

   Synonyms:
   search, look for

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. seek

   Antonyms:
   abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from

   Synonyms:
   adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, support, undertake, uphold, vindicate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. seek

   Antonyms:
   ignore, disregard, avoid, shun, elude, pretermit, discard, abandon, relinquish, drop

   Synonyms:
   search, inquire, pursue, solicit, endeavor, attempt, strive, investigate, trace, prosecute, follow, court, affect

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Move
   • Request
   • Want

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. seekverb

   the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

2. seekverb

   try to get or reach

   "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"

   Synonyms:
   try, essay, search, assay, attempt, look for

3. search, seek, look forverb

   try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

   "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, anticipate, explore, look, research, essay, try, look to, assay, search, look for

4. try, seek, attempt, essay, assayverb

   make an effort or attempt

   "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, examine, search, stress, adjudicate, strain, essay, look for, assay, try out, try, prove, test, try on, taste, hear, set about, undertake, sample, judge, render

5. seekverb

   go to or towards

   "a liquid seeks its own level"

   Synonyms:
   try, essay, search, assay, attempt, look for

6. seekverb

   inquire for

   "seek directions from a local"

   Synonyms:
   try, essay, search, assay, attempt, look for

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. seekverb

   Synonyms:
   search for, hunt, aim at, strive after, attempt

How to use seek in a sentence?

1. Stephen Covey:

   Seek first to understand and then to be understood.

2. Anwar el Sadat:

   Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   The melting of sea ice, for example, will result in... the possibility to develop newly accessible oil and gas reserves, we seek to pursue these opportunities in a smart, sustainable way that preserves the Arctic environment and ecosystem.

4. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:

   To repeat what (former) President Hugo Chavez said, China is demonstrating to the world that a country does not necessarily seek hegemony as it grows stronger.

5. Dennis Ruane:

   You can never be free of their criticism until you no longer seek their praise.

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