SEEKS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

seeks

verb

present tense third-person singular of seek

as in pursues

to go in search of Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean

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as in requests

to make a request for came seeking financial advice

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as in tries

to make an effort to do seek to find the best solution

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Recent Examples of seeks But consumers may see some indirect savings on groceries and consumer goods through lower supply-chain costs, as the exemption seeks to lower costs for farmers and truckers. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 When the guests refuse to confront the crime, her best friend seeks justice herself. — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 Specializing in mise-en-scène, the curator seeks to evoke strong feelings of the past through her work at an old palace. — Kate McKenna, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 As Blanding seeks to grow, he's come up against skepticism that a small team with limited resources can make a big impact. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 In general, the Strengthening Institutions Program seeks to help schools become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 Smart public policy seeks to balance costs and benefits in a way that makes everyone better off. — Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 The acquisition puts the technology under Parkdale’s ownership as the company seeks applications in industrial and hygiene nonwovens, geotextiles, filtration, insulation and furnishings. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 The investment comes as Helix seeks to address growing competition in the AI infrastructure market by targeting both data center deployment and the underlying power infrastructure needed to support it. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks

Verb

At first, McConnell backs toward the officers but then runs off, and law enforcement pursues him.

— Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
The vast majority of people the state pursues for prison liens, however, have even less.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursues

Verb

An agent requests access and checks those terms against its mandate.

— Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Pocket rescissions occur when the president requests Congress to cancel funds as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to the Government Accountability Office.

— Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of requests

Verb

Anderson’s collaboration with this gifted young man nails the one thing that every great concert movie tries gift to those who could not be there for the original moment.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
And Esther, the reigning two-time national champion in Original Oratory, tries to break the record held by Gad.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tries

Verb

But that requires staying a few steps ahead of the technology’s capabilities.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Even Meta’s settlement with the attorneys general, which requires changes to features aimed at teens, contains plenty of unknowns and ties some of its actionability to competitors doing the same.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of requires

Verb

Duplan strives to make individual rooms part of his music, regardless of location.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
In a poetic blend of reality and imagination, a vivacious Brooklyn teenager strives to reclaim her own fleeting childhood while helping raise her four younger sisters.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026