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
• canvas
• 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

Together, their mission evolves into an epic quest, revealing an unexpected destiny. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025

His tireless inquisitiveness and constant quest to explore new artistic vistas are all worth cheering. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025

Verb

These explorations may run the gamut — as its founders say, Pageant programs artists, not works — but a questing spirit is always intact. —New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025

Similarly, in the 1880s, Richard Wagner wrote the second act of his opera Parsifal, the tale of a questing Arthurian knight, in Ravello. —airmail.news, 6 July 2024