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Wiktionary3.7 / 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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.6 / 5 votes

  1. seek

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. seekverb

    Synonyms:
    search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find

  2. seekverb

    Synonyms:
    solicit, ask, inquire for, try to get, endeavor to gain

  3. seekverb

    Synonyms:
    search, make search, look

  4. seekverb

    Synonyms:
    try, strive, endeavor, attempt

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 2 votes

  1. seekverb

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

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How to use seek in a sentence?

  1. Enrique Lucero:

    They are trying to cross to the United States to [seek] asylum.

  2. Sipho P Nkosi:

    Seek wisdom wherever you are, seek wisdom even in your dreams.

  3. Lao Tzu:

    Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.

  4. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan:

    The United States does not seek conflict with Iran, the action today is being taken to ensure the safety and welfare of our military personnel working throughout the region and to protect our national interests.

  5. Rex Tillerson:

    We do not seek regime change in North Korea, we're not seeking a collapse of the regime.


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