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. Barack Obama:

   Any death of this sort is a tragedy. Any shooting involving multiple victims is a tragedy, there is something particularly heartbreaking about death happening in a place in which we seek solace, we seek peace.

2. Sun-tzu:

   Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

3. Foreign Affairs:

   Do not jeopardize your lives and those of your children, do not trust people traffickers who only seek their own profit and who often fail to fulfill the promises they make.

4. Lynn Bufka:

   If you are overwhelmed, don't necessarily go to someone who has a similar level of fear, seek out someone who is handling it differently, who can check you on your anxiety and provide some advice.

5. Sanjeev Nanda:

   If you actually seek what you want. You can't afford to smile.

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