Sought synonyms
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Part of speech:
The definition of strive is to try very hard or struggle.
To carry on a courtship
To attempt; try:
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
To follow the development, process, or history of, esp. by proceeding from the latest to the earliest evidence, etc.
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To search as a scout:
To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
To carry further; advance:
To search; investigate
To search into so as to learn the facts; inquire into systematically
sought (related)
To bend one's efforts toward; aim at; pursue
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To try; attempt
(Archaic) To try to seize or get control of by attacking.
(Archaic) To try to achieve
To search for; to examine.
(Law) subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
To search; seek
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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.
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To seem or appear to be:
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.
To deliberately begin to do (something):
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To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating:
Alternative spelling of sought-after.
seeking (related)
given (related)
regarding (related)
Find another word for sought. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sought, like: desired, needed, striven, courted, assayed, searched, traced, solicited, scouted, requested and pursued.