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Synonyms for be sought
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : bih-sawt |
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈsɔt |
Top 10 synonyms for be sought Other synonyms for the word be sought
- abjure
- abuse
- accost
- adjure
- advance
- advocate
- allure
- angle
- appeal to
- apple-polish
- apply
- apply to
- approach
- arrogate
- ask in marriage
- assert oneself
- attract
- badger
- beg
- beg for mercy
- beseech
- beset
- besiege
- bespeak
- bid
- bite
- blandish
- bootlick
- bow and scrape
- brace
- bring an action
- brown-nose
- bum
- butter up
- cadge
- call
- call forth
- call to
- captivate
- cater to
- caution
- challenge
- champion
- charge
- charm
- chase
- cite
- claim
- claim damages
- clamor for
- coax
- coerce
- come on to
- command
- commend
- commune with
- compel
- con
- confer
- conjure
- constrain
- consult
- contend for
- contest
- cop a plea
- counsel
- countenance
- counterclaim
- court
- cower
- crave
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- crouch
- cry for
- cultivate
- curry favor
- date
- demand
- desire
- direct
- drag into court
- drive
- drum
- drum up
- dun
- eat crow
- eat dirt
- eat humble pie
- egg on
- encourage
- endorse
- enjoin
- entail
- enter a plea
- entice
- entreat
- entreaty
- exact
- exhort
- expect
- fall all over
- favor
- fawn
- feel
- feel one out
- file
- file a claim
- file for
- file suit
- fire up
- flatter
- follow
- follow up
- force
- further
- gallant
- give a play
- give a tumble
- go
- go on bended knee
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- goad
- goose
- greet
- grovel
- harass
- hasten
- haul into court
- have the law on
- have up
- hawk
- hit
- hit on
- hit up
- hit up for
- hold out for
- hound
- humble oneself
- humor
- hustle
- impel
- impetrate
- implore
- importune
- impose
- incite
- indict
- induce
- influence
- inquire
- insist
- insist on
- insist upon
- inspire
- instigate
- institute legal proceedings
- instruct
- interrogate
- invite
- invocate
- invoke
- involve
- keep company with
- kiss one's feet
- kneel
- knock
- kowtow
- levy
- litigate
- look for
- make advance
- make love to
- make much of
- make overture
- make time with
- make up for
- make up to
- maneuver
- mooch
- move
- nag
- necessitate
- obligate
- oblige
- obsecrate
- obtest
- order
- pamper
- pander to
- panhandle
- pass the hat
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- peddle
- persuade
- pester
- petition
- plague
- play up to
- plead
- plead for
- please
- pop the question
- postulate
- praise
- pray
- pray for
- preach
- prefer charges against
- press
- pressure
- prick
- prod
- promote
- prompt
- propel
- propose
- proposition
- prosecute
- prostrate
- pull up
- pursue
- push
- push for
- put away
- put in for
- put up to
- query
- question
- rationalize
- recite
- recommend
- refer
- request
- require
- requisition
- resort
- resort to
- revere
- run after
- sanction
- say
- seduce
- see in court
- seek
- seek the hand of
- sell
- send for
- serenade
- set one's cap
- snivel
- soft-soap
- solicit
- sound out
- spark
- speak for
- speak to
- sponge
- spoon
- spur
- square things
- steer
- stimulate
- stipulate
- stoop
- strike
- submit
- suck up to
- sue
- sue for
- summon
- supplicate
- support
- sweetheart
- take
- take aside
- take out
- take out after
- take to court
- talk to
- tax
- tempt
- thumb
- touch
- tout
- truckle
- tumble
- turn
- urge
- wheedle
- whistle for
- woo
- work on
- worry
- yes
Définition of be sought
Origin :- Middle English besohte, past tense and past participle of beseech.
- As in approach : verb make request, suggestion
- As in invoke : verb call upon
- As in ask : verb request
- As in petition : verb plead, appeal for
- As in plead : verb beg, request
- As in pray : verb plead; call upon for help, answer
- As in request : verb ask for
- As in require : verb ask, demand; necessitate
- As in solicit : verb plead for; try to sell
- As in sue : verb bring legal charges against
- As in supplicate : verb ask for, pray for
- As in beg : verb request
- As in urge : verb beg, push for, encourage
- As in beseech : verb beg
- As in adjure : verb command
- As in conjure : verb appeal to, implore
- As in court : verb fawn over, pay attention to
- As in crave : verb beg
- As in demand : verb ask strongly for something
- As in entreat : verb plead with
- As in exhort : verb urge, warn
- As in grovel : verb abase, demean oneself
- As in appeal : verb request
- As in implore : verb beg
- As in importune : verb demand, insist
Antonyms for be sought
- abjure
- absolve
- aid
- allow
- answer
- assist
- avoid
- boast
- censure
- check
- command
- compliment
- conceal
- condemn
- criticize
- decide
- delay
- demand
- deny
- depart
- deter
- disallow
- disapprove
- disclaim
- discourage
- disgust
- disinvite
- dislike
- displease
- disregard
- dissuade
- distance
- dodge
- exculpate
- exonerate
- free
- give
- go away
- grant
- halt
- hate
- have
- help
- hinder
- hurt
- ignore
- insist
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- let off
- neglect
- not want
- offend
- offer
- oppose
- please
- praise
- present
- prevent
- protest
- pull
- punish
- recall
- refuse
- reject
- release
- renounce
- repel
- reply
- repress
- repudiate
- repulse
- retract
- retreat
- revoke
- sentence
- spurn
- stop
- straighten
- supply
- tell
- turn away
- turn off
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