Sought synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Archaic) To try to seize or get control of by attacking.
Alternative spelling of sought-after.
(Law) subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
To attempt; try:
To try; attempt
The definition of strive is to try very hard or struggle.
(Archaic) To try to achieve
To carry on a courtship
To deliberately begin to do (something):
To follow the development, process, or history of, esp. by proceeding from the latest to the earliest evidence, etc.
To search as a scout:
To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
To search for; to examine.
To carry further; advance:
To search; investigate
To search into so as to learn the facts; inquire into systematically
To search; seek
To search carefully, systematically, or scientifically for oil, minerals, treasure, etc.
To test by carefully questioning in order to find out the knowledge, skill, qualifications, etc. of (a student, witness, job applicant, etc.)
To search deeply and laboriously:
To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
To aspire is defined as to desire something or to work toward a goal that you strongly want to reach.
(Intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
To seem or appear to be:
The definition of strive is to try very hard or struggle.
To deliberately begin to do (something):
To carry out an examination or investigation
neglected (antonym)
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
found (antonym)
To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
replied (antonym)
(Law) To answer a defendant's plea
answered (antonym)
To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
sought (related)
To bend one's efforts toward; aim at; pursue
To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating:
Find another word for sought. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sought, like: desired, needed, attempted, sought-after, wanted, searched, assayed, essayed, tried, striven and endeavored.