Synonyms for quest
kwɛstquest

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1. pursuit, pursuance, questnoun

   a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

   "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"

   Synonyms:
   prosecution, sideline, pursuance, following, pastime, pursual, spare-time activity, avocation, hobby, chase, by-line, pursuit, interest, seeking

2. quest, seekingverb

   the act of searching for something

   "a quest for diamonds"

   Synonyms:
   seeking, pursuance, pursuit

3. questverb

   make a search (for)

   "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"

   Synonyms:
   request, call for, bay, bespeak

4. questverb

   search the trail of (game)

   "The dog went off and quested"

   Synonyms:
   request, call for, bay, bespeak

5. bay, questverb

   bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

   Synonyms:
   request, call for, bay, bespeak

6. questverb

   seek alms, as for religious purposes

   Synonyms:
   request, call for, bay, bespeak

7. request, bespeak, call for, questverb

   express the need or desire for; ask for

   "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

   Synonyms:
   call for, demand, bespeak, indicate, betoken, gather up, need, postulate, involve, point, bay, require, pick up, necessitate, take, collect, ask, signal, request, invite

Matched Categories

1. • Bark
   • Search
   • Seek
   • Solicit
   • Trail

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1. questnoun

   Synonyms:
   search

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1. questnoun

   Synonyms:
   search, seeking, pursuit, request, desire, solicitation, inquiry

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1. List of paraphrases for "quest":

   search, pursuit, qwest, research, searching, aspiration, endeavour, recherche, attempt

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1. List of known nicknames for "Quest":

   R. Tuitahi

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1. Fernando Ferreira:

   This is going to continue for some time, china will continue to be an attractive market to football players and we can only assume that the country will eventually succeed in its quest to become a world power in football.

2. Real Live Preacher:

   My life is the story of a man who always wants to carry too much. My spiritual quest is the painful process of learning to let go of things not essential.

3. AiR:

   You can Just Choose to Live and Die Or start a Quest to Find who is “I”!

4. Rene Anand:

   It not only looks like the developing brain, its diverse cell types express nearly all genes like a brain, we’ve struggled for a long time trying to solve complex brain disease problems that cause tremendous pain and suffering. The power of this brain model bodes very well for human health because it gives us better and more relevant options to test and develop therapeutics other than rodents. Rene Anand, who began his quest four years ago, studies the association between nicotinic receptors and central nervous system disorders. He’s hopeful that the lab-grown brain will provide ethical and more rapid and accurate testing of experimental drugs before the clinical trial stage.

5. Rmy de Gourmont:

   The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it.