sought

Questions about sought

What does sought mean?

sought means "that is looked for". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sought?

sought has 1 syllable: sought. In IPA it is /ˈsɔt/.

What is another word for sought?

Close synonyms include sought-after. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sought a common word?

sought is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with sought?

1 word rhymes with sought. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.