quest
A long search or journey to find or achieve something.
quest in a sentence
- The knight set off on a quest to find the golden cup hidden beyond the mountains.
- Our summer quest was to find every kind of shell on the list before the holiday ended.
Words that mean something similar
search, mission, journey
More words about movement & action
- rampage: To rush about wildly, causing damage; or a wild rush that causes damage.
- ransack: To search a place roughly and messily, often stealing things.
- recede: To move back or become further away.
- recoil: To jump back suddenly in fear or disgust.
- repel: To push something away or drive it back, or to make someone feel disgusted.
- restrain: To hold someone or something back.
- retreat: To move back or away, especially from danger.
- retrieve: To go and get something back.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test