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

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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

Everett, like the Odysseus of the poem, doesn’t want to go home again until he’s loaded with treasure, and yet his quest to get rich quick keeps leading him into even more trouble. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

Wind, too, considers a quest for box and papers to be misguided. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 July 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