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quest
noun
1 nothing will stop their quest for her killer:
search, hunt, pursuit;
pursuance of, investigation into.
2 Sir Galahad was nearing the end of his quest:
expedition, adventure, journey, voyage, trek, travels, odyssey, wandering, journeying, exploration, venture, search, undertaking;
crusade, mission, pilgrimage, errand;
rare peregrination.
in quest of
osprey dive into the river in quest of fish:
searching for, after, seeking, looking for, on the lookout for, in search of, in pursuit of, chasing after.
verb
literary
his eyes quested to left and right:
search, seek, look, hunt, pursue, investigate, explore, probe, inspect.