Synonyms of quiz

quiz 1 of 2

noun

ˈkwiz 

1

as in exam

a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence

according to the magazine's marriage quiz, the chances that we'll have a 10th wedding anniversary are just about nil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exam
• test
• examination
• research
• review
• pretest
• audition
• midterm
• final
• investigation
• placement test
• aptitude test
• intelligence test
• retest
• catechism
• board(s)
• inspection
• inquiry
• midyear
• probe
• checkup
• interrogation

2

as in tease

a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another

always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• quizzer
• teaser
• harasser
• torturer
• mocker
• tormentor
• attacker
• needler
• heckler
• victimizer
• baiter
• persecutor
• taunter
• accuser
• ridiculer
• insulter
• scoffer
• assailant
• scorner
• smarty
• wise guy
• detractor
• smart aleck
• pest
• wiseacre
• giber
• jeerer
• derider
• satirist
• smarty-pants
• troublemaker
• kidder
• belittler
• blamer
• lampooner
• disturber
• bother
• trash-talker
• molester

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• guard
• protector
• savior
• defender
• rescuer
• deliverer
• solace
• champion
• comforter
• bodyguard
• soother
• succorer

3

as in character

a person of odd or whimsical habits

even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz

Synonyms & Similar Words

• character
• eccentric
• piece of work
• original
• nut
• crank
• head case
• oddball
• crack
• zany
• fruitcake
• crackpot
• freak
• screwball
• wacko
• odd duck
• flake
• oddity
• weirdo
• rarity
• codger
• maverick
• loony
• crackbrain
• nutter
• kook
• nutcase
• loon
• bohemian
• geezer
• curio
• nonconformist
• quixote
• coot
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

quiz

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verb

1

as in to ask

to put a question or questions to

quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ask
• question
• interrogate
• inquire (of)
• query
• grill
• survey
• catechize
• examine
• poll
• cross-examine
• cross-question
• bombard
• pump
• besiege

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answer
• respond
• reply
• comment
• observe
• remark
• avoid
• rejoin
• retort
• duck

2

as in to question

to put a series of questions to

hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• question
• interrogate
• examine
• query
• grill
• catechize
• pump
• debrief
• pick the brains of
• give the third degree to
• sweat
• poll
• cross-examine
• cross-question
• annoy
• hound
• pester
• harass
• canvass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quiz

Noun

To get an exact quote for your dog, take their quick three-minute quiz to see your custom meal pricing. — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 8 July 2026

What began as a daytime quiz became a durable, repeatable, internationally sellable format precisely because the two halves of the business were aligned on risk, testing and long-term exploitation. — Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

Verb

Multiple members quizzed after the meeting by a gaggle of reporters declared no interest in serving as acting mayor. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

Competitors must get through two preliminary rounds, where they are quizzed on words from a list provided in advance. — CBS News, 28 May 2026