quested
Went searching for
Quested is the past tense of quest, meaning to search or seek, especially for something elusive or noble.
The word carries a literary, almost archivalent flavor from its association with medieval romance: Knights quested for the Holy Grail.
In modern use it sounds deliberately elevated or playful: We quested through antique shops for the perfect lamp.
Looked for systematically
- soughtAttempted to find
- pursuedWent after persistently
- huntedSought to capture
- inquiredAsked for information
investigated · probed · delved · tracked · scoured · combed · ferreted · chased
Religious journey to shrine
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- sojournBrief stay away
traverse · wayfaring · peregrination · wandering · roaming · traveled · passage · odyssey
One admired for courage
- grailSacred sought-after vessel
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- castleFortified medieval residence
legend · saga · odyssey · epic · chivalry · enchantment · wizard · treasure
Purpose or goal
- undertakingTask one commits to
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- chargeCost or accusation
- dutyRequired moral task
purpose · calling · mandate · campaign · crusade · assignment · goal · commission
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- navigatingDirecting movement through space
trekking · surveying · charting · venturing · spelunking · mountaineering · safari · prospecting
searched
Looked for systematically
inquired · investigated · probed · delved · tracked · scoured · combed · ferreted · chased · strove
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
sojourn · traverse · wayfaring · peregrination · wandering · roaming · traveled · passage · odyssey · nomadic
hero
One admired for courage
castle · legend · saga · odyssey · epic · chivalry · enchantment · wizard · treasure · prophecy
objective
Purpose or goal
- undertakingTask one commits to
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- chargeCost or accusation
duty · purpose · calling · mandate · campaign · crusade · assignment · goal · commission · vocation
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
navigating · trekking · surveying · charting · venturing · spelunking · mountaineering · safari · prospecting · fieldwork
questedstumbled upon
Found unexpectedly
happened upon · chanced upon · bumped into · came across · fell into
- good questionInquiry worth pondering
- I have a questionRequest for information
- trick questionDeliberately misleading inquiry
- out of the questionCompletely impossible to consider
- side questOptional secondary objective
- without questionBeyond any doubt
question, request, quest, questioning, questionable, questioned, bequest, questioner, inquest