sought-after

Language: en

🇬🇧 /'sɔ:tɑ:ftə/ 🇺🇸 /'sɔ:tɑ:ftə/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Greatly desired or in high demand; wanted by many people because of perceived quality, rarity, or desirability.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more sought-after Superlative: most sought-after

Collocations

highly sought-aftermost sought-aftersought-after commoditysought-after itemsought-after destinationsought-after skill

Derivatives

seekseekerseeking

Synonyms

coveteddesirablein demandpopularwantedprized

Antonyms

undesirableunwantedunpopular

Commonly confused

sought
EN: 'Sought' is simply the past tense of 'seek'; 'sought-after' is a compound adjective meaning highly desired or in great demand.
sort after
EN: 'Sort after' is not a standard phrase; 'sought-after' is often misheard or misspelled as 'sort after' due to similar pronunciation.

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenated as 'sought-after' when used as a compound adjective before or after a noun. Do not write it as two separate words ('sought after') when used attributively.

💬 Examples

  1. She became one of the most sought-after designers in the fashion industry.