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Synonyms for sought
sɔtsought
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Princeton's WordNet
soughtadjective
that is looked for
"the long sought relatives"
Synonyms:
sought-after(a)Antonyms:
unwantedsought, sought-after(a)adjective
being searched for
"the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"
Antonyms:
unwanted
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#485 | required | |
#745 | called | |
#1072 | asked | |
#1283 | wanted | |
#2227 | requests | |
#2352 | tried | |
#2488 | looked | |
#3117 | requested | |
#4500 | desired | |
#5278 | sought | |
#5821 | claimed | |
#6651 | treaty | |
#7568 | searched | |
#7705 | attempted | |
#14023 | pursued | |
#26510 | solicited | |
#61130 | endeavoured | |
#107467 | striven |
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The fund continues to struggle to bring in new money even as investors sought out fixed-income products in January amid market uncertainty.
House Democrats never sought to have a productive relationship with the Trump Administration, and today's PR stunt further demonstrates their unending quest to generate headlines instead of operating in good faith with Justice Department.
I at no time got the impression that he had actually sought support or talked to those people about it, it was simply Rod thinking off the top of his head - this is a thing that could be done.
For you to talk about the importance of the Electoral College I think is rich, i think you knew how important it was when you sought to urge the White House that had lost an election to find fake electors to overturn the will of the people. Sen. Lee, that was the most egregious betrayal of our nation’s Constitution in its history by a U.S. senator, and I believe that it will be your legacy.
I understand their marriage is only two years. Spousal support is not being sought and even if it were the length of the marriage is so short it's a non-issue, their jointly owned, that means both parties are on title properties will be divided equally, except to the extent either of them makes a claim for reimbursement of separate monies used to acquire said properties.
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