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Merriam-Webster Logo Merriam-Webster Logo SINCE 1828 Merriam-Webster Logo Search Icon GAMES & QUIZZES THESAURUS WORD OF THE DAY FEATURES SHOP Buying Guide link icon M-W Books link icon JOIN MWU * Up Down Merriam-Webster Logo MY WORDSMY WORDS Recents Icon RECENTS settings log out * LOG IN * REGISTER Search Bar Submit Icon Clear Search Icon Search Icon dictionary thesaurus Merriam-Webster Logo Log in Sign Up Hello, Games & Quizzes Thesaurus Word of the Day Features Buying Guide link icon M-W Books link icon Join MWU * Word List Icon My WordsMy Words * Recents Icon View Recents * Account Icon Account Log Out Mobile Menu Close Icon THESAURUS SEEKS verb Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In present tense third-person singular of seek SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS OF SEEKS 1 to go in search of * Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean Synonyms for seeks * casts about (for), * casts around (for), * chases (down), * forages (for), * hunts, * looks up, * pursues, * quests, * searches (for or out), * shops (for) Words Related to seeks * ferrets (out), * roots (out) Phrases Synonymous with seeks * looks for Near Antonyms for seeks * hides, * loses * ignores, * neglects 2 to make a request for * came seeking financial advice Synonyms for seeks * asks (for), * bespeaks, * calls (for), * desires, * pleads (for), * quests, * requests, * solicits, * speaks (for), * sues (for) Words Related to seeks * applies (for), * begs (for), * claims, * clamors (for), * importunes, * urges, * wishes (for) * demands, * enjoins, * exacts, * insists (on), * petitions (for), * presses (for), * requires, * requisitions * invites, * invokes 3 to make an effort to do * seek to find the best solution Synonyms for seeks * assays, * attempts, * endeavors, * essays, * strives, * tries Words Related to seeks * fights, * strains, * struggles, * toils, * troubles, * works * aims, * aspires, * hopes * assumes, * takes up, * undertakes Phrases Synonymous with seeks * has a go at, * shoots at * (or shoots for), * tries one's hand (at) Near Antonyms for seeks * drops, * gives up, * quits See the Dictionary Definition LEARN MORE ABOUT SEEKS Share seeks Post more words for seeks to Facebook Facebook Share more words for seeks on Twitter Twitter THESAURUS ENTRIES NEAR SEEKS seek (out) seeks seeks (out) See More Nearby Entries Cite this Entry “Seeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeks. 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