Synonyms of quizzes

quizzes 1 of 2

noun

plural of quiz

1

as in teases

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

• teases
• teasers
• quizzers
• torturers
• harassers
• tormentors
• mockers
• attackers
• hecklers
• victimizers
• baiters
• persecutors
• ridiculers
• taunters
• accusers
• needlers
• detractors
• assailants
• scorners
• scoffers
• smarties
• insulters
• jeerers
• wise guys
• smart alecks
• deriders
• wiseacres
• gibers
• pests
• troublemakers
• smarty-pants
• belittlers
• satirists
• lampooners
• trash-talkers
• blamers
• kidders
• disturbers
• molesters
• bothers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenders
• guards
• rescuers
• protectors
• saviors
• deliverers
• champions
• comforters
• solaces
• soothers
• bodyguards
• succorers

2

as in exams

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

• exams
• tests
• examinations
• researches
• boards
• reviews
• pretests
• investigations
• auditions
• finals
• intelligence tests
• retests
• aptitude tests
• placement tests
• catechisms
• inspections
• inquiries
• midterms
• interrogations
• probes
• checkups
• midyears

3

as in eccentrics

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

• eccentrics
• characters
• nuts
• originals
• pieces of work
• rarities
• flakes
• oddballs
• head cases
• codgers
• cranks
• screwballs
• crackpots
• oddities
• weirdos
• zanies
• odd ducks
• mavericks
• cracks
• fruitcakes
• bohemians
• freaks
• nutters
• kooks
• crackbrains
• nutcases
• nonconformists
• quixotes
• geezers
• curios
• coots
• fantasts
• fantasticoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• followers
• conformists
• conformers

quizzes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quiz

1

as in asks

to put a question or questions to

quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asks
• questions
• interrogates
• queries
• inquires (of)
• grills
• catechizes
• surveys
• polls
• cross-questions
• pumps
• examines
• bombards
• cross-examines
• besieges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answers
• responds
• replies
• remarks
• observes
• comments
• avoids
• retorts
• rejoins
• ducks

2

as in questions

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

• questions
• interrogates
• examines
• queries
• catechizes
• pumps
• grills
• debriefs
• picks the brains of
• sweats
• polls
• gives the third degree to
• cross-questions
• annoys
• cross-examines
• pesters
• harasses
• hounds
• canvasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quizzes

Noun

Users can follow personalized self-growth plans, take quizzes, highlight insights, and turn key points into flashcards. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

MIcrolearning uses technology like video, animation, and online quizzes to keep students engaged, and may make academics more accessible to young people who have grown up more accustomed to digital, than real world, spaces. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026

And Sephora uses data from customers’ browsing, purchase history, participation in quizzes, product reviews and other sources to deliver more personalized incentives through their Beauty Insider program. — Jordan Glazier, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Toss the math tests, social studies quizzes, and science lab notes, but do be sure to hang on to a few mementos from the year that feel special. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

Larkwire teaches birdsong through interactive quizzes. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026

The wild range of quizzes and activities—including an exercise where the participants ranked one another—were meant to reveal new insights on creativity. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026

Nearly 240 digital badges were issued to people who completed educational quizzes. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2026

Documents are added to the Studio Panel, where infographics, quizzes, audio overviews, and other specialized outputs go. — ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026