Synonyms of quest

quest 1 of 2

noun

as in search

an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something

the Holy Grail was the object of a mystical quest by the knights of the Round Table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• hunt
• pursuit
• exploration
• chase
• survey
• sweep
• scout
• reconnaissance
• canvass
• probe
• recon
• canvas
• forage
• shakedown

quest

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to demand

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demand
• request
• claim
• require
• want
• ask
• need
• exact
• command
• enjoin
• stipulate (for)
• clamor (for)
• call (for)
• take
• necessitate
• insist (on)
• press (for)
• warrant
• requisition
• hound
• impose
• badger
• cry (for)
• harass
• plead (for)
• dun

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yield
• surrender
• relinquish
• give up

• yield
• surrender
• relinquish
• give up

2

as in to pursue

to go in search of

many daydreamers trekked to California questing riches during the great gold rush of 1849

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursue
• seek
• hunt
• look up
• chase (down)
• look for
• search (for or out)
• forage (for)
• cast about (for)
• cast around (for)
• shop (for)
• ferret (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• hide
• ignore
• neglect

• lose
• hide
• ignore
• neglect

3

as in to seek

to make a request for

please wait until the lecturer specifically quests comments from the audience before chiming in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seek
• request
• desire
• urge
• demand
• require
• claim
• sue (for)
• importune
• plead (for)
• bespeak
• call (for)
• invite
• requisition
• invoke
• speak (for)
• solicit
• exact
• ask (for)
• apply (for)
• enjoin
• beg (for)
• clamor (for)
• wish (for)
• insist (on)
• press (for)
• petition (for)