Sought

/sɔt/

Synonyms for "sought" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Strong matches (4)

Verb(4 words)
hunt forin-demandlook forpetitioned

Related words (7)

Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries
attemptdescriptive adjectiveevaluative adjectiveparticiple adjectivepast participlesearch

More specific

9 entries
coveteddatahunt for datain-demandinformationinquire informationpublicationrecordsolicit permission

Collocations

11 entries
highly sought-afterin demandseek adviceseek clarificationseek evidenceseek fundingseek permissionsought datasought informationsought-afterwidely sought

Inflections

4 entries
more sought-aftermost sought-afterseekingseeks

Derivations

4 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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The homeless sought shelter from a shower.

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The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.

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We sought to come to terms with them.

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The fans sought to shake the actress's hand.

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