quest

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of QUEST

an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something <the Holy Grail was the object of a mystical quest by the knights of the Round Table>

Synonyms hunt, quest

Related Words shakedown; sweep; chase, pursuit; recon, reconnaissance, scout; canvass (also canvas), survey; exploration, probe; forage

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