Antonyms for sought-after


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sawt-af-ter, -ahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɔtˌæf tər, -ˌɑf-


Definition of sought-after

  • As in popular : adj well-known, favorite
  • As in hot : adj new, in vogue
Example sentences :
  • In this, as in all his public offices, he was not the seeker, but the sought-after.
  • Extract from : « From Workhouse to Westminster » by George Haw
  • Yet he was a nice boy; the nicest and most sought-after boy in the class.
  • Extract from : « Missy » by Dana Gatlin
  • Indeed, James was at that moment the most sought-after young man in the world, so far as matrimony was concerned.
  • Extract from : « A Prince of Good Fellows » by Robert Barr
  • Here is your opportunity to determine upon the purchase of three of his most sought-after volumes.
  • Extract from : « The Curved Blades » by Carolyn Wells
  • No ball, dinner, or house-party was quite complete without him, the most sought-after man in the most aristocratic circles.
  • Extract from : « Woman and Artist » by Max O'Rell
  • It is the smallest of the sea turtles and the one from which is obtained the sought-after tortoise shells.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • In each case, the sought-after result in the form of a finished product has been an implement of "fineness and beauty."
  • Extract from : « Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 » by Peter C. Welsh
  • It is still breaking records, and is one of the most sought-after acts in vaudeville.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • With not a great deal of money, he had acquired a few of the world's most sought-after treasures.
  • Extract from : « The Unpublishable Memoirs » by A. S. W. Rosenbach
  • We have already spoken of Niagara as one of the wonders of the world, and one of the most sought-after beauty spots of America.
  • Extract from : « My Native Land » by James Cox

Synonyms for sought-after

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