Synonyms of quests

quests 1 of 2

noun

plural of quest

as in searches

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

• searches
• hunts
• pursuits
• surveys
• explorations
• chases
• scouts
• sweeps
• reconnaissances
• probes
• canvases
• canvasses
• recons
• forages
• shakedowns

quests

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of quest

1

as in demands

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demands
• requests
• claims
• requires
• commands
• calls (for)
• presses (for)
• insists (on)
• wants
• asks
• stipulates (for)
• needs
• clamors (for)
• enjoins
• exacts
• pleads (for)
• cries (for)
• necessitates
• takes
• warrants
• requisitions
• imposes
• hounds
• badgers
• harasses
• duns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yields
• gives up
• surrenders
• relinquishes

2

as in pursues

to go in search of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursues
• seeks
• shops (for)
• searches (for or out)
• hunts
• chases (down)
• looks up
• casts about (for)
• forages (for)
• casts around (for)
• looks for
• ferrets (out)
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• ignores
• hides
• neglects

3

as in requests

to make a request for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requests
• seeks
• desires
• speaks (for)
• calls (for)
• sues (for)
• asks (for)
• pleads (for)
• demands
• requires
• wishes (for)
• claims
• urges
• applies (for)
• begs (for)
• invites
• presses (for)
• insists (on)
• clamors (for)
• solicits
• requisitions
• petitions (for)
• importunes
• bespeaks
• invokes
• enjoins
• exacts