to quest for

Examples

• All

• The quest for power is not the same as the quest for security.

  Academic text (1990)

• As your quest for Bigfoot continues, we wish you luck.

  Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

• So it means I was right about my quest for wanting to have fun.

• It's the elder's quest for power that is responsible.

  Women Talking (2022)

• And thus began my quest for the ultimate killer top.

  It Runs in the Family (1994)

• I am giving you the chance to be of great use in our quest for preservation.

  Cuckoo (2024)

• My quest for Atlantis has brought me to the ends of the Earth.

  Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

• Zach is continuing his quest for more beef.

• You haven't given up your quest for the Holy Grail?

  Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

• But in your quest for justice and vengeance you will need great strength... for your sword-arm must have no equal.

  Red Sonja (1985)

Synonyms

L

to look for

vsto quest for

∞ 1.0

To try to find something or someone

adds a sense of longer or more difficult search rather than simple looking

S

to seek

vsto quest for

∞ 1.0

Try to find or get something you want

emphasizes that the goal is especially difficult to obtain

P

to pursue

vsto quest for

∞ 3.5

To try to get something you want, like a job or a goal

stresses active searching for something especially hard to obtain

G

to go after

vsto quest for

839 2.1

Try to get something you want or follow someone to catch them

is more about searching for a hard to obtain objective than mere pursuit

G

to go for

vsto quest for

272 2.5

To try to get something you want by making an effort

implies a search aimed at something notably difficult rather than any effort

H

to hunt

vsto quest for

190 1.2

To look carefully for something or someone

is about a purposeful pursuit for something especially hard to obtain

S

to seek out

vsto quest for

122 3.0

Look for and find a person or thing, often with effort

is broader, covering pursuit of especially hard to obtain things

T

to try for

vsto quest for

76 3.1

Make a strong effort to get something you want

is stronger, involving an active search rather than a simple attempt

S

to shoot for

vsto quest for

• Informal

30 3.9

To try to reach a big, difficult goal

shares difficulty focus but involves aiming rather than searching

Q

to quest

vsto quest for

5 4.8

To search for something with strong determination

focuses more on obtaining something difficult rather than adventure

Q

to quest after

vsto quest for

8.0

To go looking for something difficult to find or get

is the same meaning but uses an alternative preposition

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

G

to give up

∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

How Determined

to quest for

64 5.4

to pursue

∞ 3.5

to hunt

190 1.2

to seek

∞ 1.0

to try

∞ 1.0

to look for

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology