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

For retirees ready to move from accumulation to income, RetireWizard's free annuity calculator quiz delivers a personalized income estimate in under 60 seconds. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 May 2026

The weekend-long Middle School National Championship Tournament, organized by National Academic Quiz Tournaments and held May 8-10 in Chicago, represented the culmination of a series of qualifying competitions for the 192 participating quiz bowl teams. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Verb

Over near the marketplace, Rey quizzed a young visitor about their journeys in Batuu. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee will quiz McSweeney on Tuesday morning, before the whole house debates a demand by the opposition Conservative Party for Parliament’s Privileges Committee to investigate Starmer’s explanations of how Mandelson came to be appointed. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026