| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
Synonyms: |
allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question, praise, propose, pursue, run after, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | cultivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enrich situation; give special attention |
Synonyms: |
advance, ameliorate, better, bolster, bring on, brownnose, butter up, cherish, civilize, court, develop, discipline, elevate, encourage, enrich, foster, further, get in with, get next to, get on good side of, improve, nourish, nurse, nurture, play up to, polish, promote, refine, run after, seek friendship, shine up to, suck up to, take pains with, train |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trail, pursue physically |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, bring up the rear, catenate, chase, come with, concatenate, convoy, dog the footsteps of, dog*, draggle, escort, freeze, give chase, go after, go with, hound, hunt, onto, persecute, put a tail on, run after, run down, schlepp along, search, seek, shadow, shag, spook, stalk, stick to, string along, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take out after, track |
| Notes: | follow means to travel behind, go after, or come after; succeed means to come next in time or succession, follow after another or to attain success, reach a goal |
Antonyms: |
go before, lead, precede |
| Main Entry: | popular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-known, favorite |
Synonyms: |
accepted, approved, attractive, beloved, caught on, celebrated, crowd-pleasing, faddish, famous, fashionable, favored, in, in demand, in favor, in the mainstream, in vogue, leading, likable, liked, lovable, noted, notorious, now*, okay*, pleasing, praised, preferred, prevailing, prominent, promoted, right stuff, run-after, selling, social, societal, sought, sought-after, stylish, suitable, the rage, thing*, trendy, well-liked, well-received |
Antonyms: |
disliked, unknown, unpopular |
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, follow |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, badger, bait, bird-dog, bug, camp on the doorstep of, chivy, dog*, fish*, give chase, go after, harass, harry, haunt, hound, hunt, hunt down, move behind, nose around, oppress, persevere, persist, plague, play catch up, poke around, prowl after, ride, run after, run down, scout out, search for, search high heaven, search out, seek, shadow, stalk, tag, tail, take out after, trace, track, track down, trail |
Antonyms: |
retreat, run away |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for |
Synonyms: |
be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, go after, gun for, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, mouse, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, run after, scout, scratch, search for, search out, sniff out, track down |
Antonyms: |
find |
| Main Entry: | woo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek as romantic partner |
Synonyms: |
address, aim for, beg, bill and coo, butter up, caress, charm, chase, court, cultivate, curry favor, date, entreat, go steady, importune, keep company, make advances, make love, press one's suit with, propose, pursue, run after, rush, seek in marriage, seek the hand of, set one's cap for, solicit, spark*, spoon |
Antonyms: |
ignore |