Synonyms for seek
verb
To look for
investigate, explore, search for, delve for, gun for, bob for, dig for, ransack for, fish for, go gunning for, look around for, look about for, look up, hunt up, sniff out, dig out, hunt out, root out, smell around, go after, run after, see after, prowl after, go in pursuit of, go in search of.
To try
endeavor, strive for, attempt; see try 1.
To find out
query, inquire, solicit; see ask 1.
See seek in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To try to find something:
cast about, hunt, look, quest, search. See seekTo strive toward a goal:
aim, aspire. Idiom: set one's sights on. See seek, startTo endeavor to obtain (something) by expressing one's needs or desires:
ask (for), request, solicit. See requestTo make an attempt to do or make:
assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, strive, try. Idioms: have a go at, have (or make) (or take) a shot at, have (or take) a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at. See try
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