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

Students are required to complete a quiz or course about digital safety before they’re allowed to take a device home, according to Kelly Wachel, Park Hill’s chief communications officer. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

For the final round, Kidman and Bullock quiz each other on some of their most memorable red carpet looks (and there are many). — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

Benjamin Rangel, a history teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, along with some of his students, helped quiz student attendees on the voting process in exchange for prizes. — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The two victims met every night from April 1-3 at Pinder’s apartment in Sweetwater, where they were quizzed about the fraternity’s history and beaten with paddles and canes for wrong answers, according to the affidavits. — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026