Synonyms of quest

quest 1 of 2

noun

ˈkwest 

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
• survey
• sweep
• chase
• reconnaissance
• scout
• canvass
• probe
• recon
• 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
• call (for)
• exact
• command
• need
• insist (on)
• press (for)
• enjoin
• stipulate (for)
• clamor (for)
• take
• necessitate
• cry (for)
• plead (for)
• warrant
• impose
• requisition
• harass
• hound
• badger
• dun

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yield
• give up
• surrender
• relinquish

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quest

Noun

Bertha and George Russell remain at odds, as George recovers from being shot by a malcontent and continues to unfairly blame Bertha for everything that’s gone wrong in his perpetual quest to become the most powerful man in New York. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

The philosopher’s quest for knowledge, Carson cheekily concludes, is simply his pretext for chasing spinning tops. — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Verb

Who else out there is giving us space-whale politics, mystical mycelial networks, and children questing to witness the face of God? — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025

Wishing you week of hardly working, mostly questing. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025