Quest
What it means
A sustained and purposeful search for something valuable or important.
Reach for it when giving a long search a sense of commitment and meaning
Their quest for a safer material led to an unexpected discovery.
Words to choose between 7
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everyday
search
Fits when looking for something is the simple point
Careful Search can be brief or routine and lacks a quest's larger purpose.
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warm
Fits when personal change matters alongside the destination
Careful A journey can wander without a specific sought object.
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professional
mission
Fits when the goal guides organized action
Careful Mission implies assignment or duty more than discovery.
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professional
pursuit
Fits when continued effort moves toward an aim
Careful Pursuit may feel competitive or relentless.
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formal
expedition
Fits when organized travel supports investigation
Careful Expedition is physical and logistical rather than inward.
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literary
odyssey
Fits when a long eventful search deserves epic language
Careful Odyssey is excessive for a modest practical project.
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literary
pilgrimage
Fits when the search carries spiritual or reverent meaning
Careful Pilgrimage should not be borrowed casually when no devotion is involved.
Opposites 3
- abandonment
- aimlessness
- surrender
Common phrases 3
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quest for knowledge
Her quest for knowledge carried her from the workshop to the archive.
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personal quest
A personal quest to find his birth village shaped the journey.
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begin a quest
The children begin a quest for every hidden symbol in the garden.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated