Synonyms for sought
sɔtsought

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1. soughtadjective

   that is looked for

   "the long sought relatives"

   Synonyms:
   sought-after(a)

   Antonyms:
   unwanted

2. sought, sought-after(a)adjective

   being searched for

   "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"

   Antonyms:
   unwanted

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1. List of paraphrases for "sought":

   requested, tried, asked, attempted, solicited, endeavoured, wanted, desired, searched, looked, claimed, treaty, pursued, required, called, striven, requests

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1. Alexander Neill:

   Serving in the military, in a Chinese cultural sense, is not a sought-after professional career, if the PLA can offer competitive salaries, they may be able to attract a new stratum of specialist talent.

2. Marwan Hamadeh:

   We never sought revenge, but by revealing who executed the crime, we are also gradually uncovering those who incited and took the decision for the crime.

3. Monty Hagler:

   During his leadership of New Breed Logistics, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sought and received legal advice from the former General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission on election laws, including the law of political contributions, to ensure that he, New Breed Logistics and any person affiliated with New Breed fully complied with any and all laws.

4. Megan Marshall:

   We know that moms are the heroes of their homes. And, this Valentine’s Day in a year where balancing life’s demands has become even more challenging, we’ve sought to understand how moms have adapted and what’s driving the way they celebrate and express love, what we learned is that while moms may want a little more time to themselves to unwind, they also want to make the time with their partners more meaningful this Valentine’s Day.

5. Vladimir Putin:

   ...But your visit to Moscow gives us hope that we can at least take the first steps to restore full-scale relations between our states, russia never sought confrontation.