Synonyms of quiz

quiz 1 of 2

noun

ˈkwiz 

1

as in exam

a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence

according to the magazine's marriage quiz, the chances that we'll have a 10th wedding anniversary are just about nil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exam
• test
• examination
• research
• review
• pretest
• audition
• midterm
• final
• investigation
• placement test
• aptitude test
• intelligence test
• retest
• catechism
• board(s)
• inspection
• inquiry
• midyear
• probe
• checkup
• interrogation

2

as in tease

a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another

always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• quizzer
• teaser
• harasser
• torturer
• mocker
• tormentor
• attacker
• needler
• heckler
• victimizer
• baiter
• persecutor
• taunter
• accuser
• ridiculer
• insulter
• scoffer
• assailant
• scorner
• smarty
• wise guy
• detractor
• smart aleck
• pest
• wiseacre
• giber
• jeerer
• derider
• satirist
• smarty-pants
• troublemaker
• kidder
• belittler
• blamer
• lampooner
• disturber
• bother
• trash-talker
• molester

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• guard
• protector
• savior
• defender
• rescuer
• deliverer
• solace
• champion
• comforter
• bodyguard
• soother
• succorer

3

as in character

a person of odd or whimsical habits

even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz

Synonyms & Similar Words

• character
• eccentric
• piece of work
• original
• nut
• crank
• head case
• oddball
• crack
• zany
• fruitcake
• crackpot
• freak
• screwball
• wacko
• odd duck
• flake
• oddity
• weirdo
• rarity
• codger
• maverick
• loony
• crackbrain
• nutter
• kook
• nutcase
• loon
• bohemian
• geezer
• curio
• nonconformist
• quixote
• coot
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

quiz

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verb

1

as in to ask

to put a question or questions to

quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ask
• question
• interrogate
• inquire (of)
• query
• grill
• survey
• catechize
• examine
• poll
• cross-examine
• cross-question
• bombard
• pump
• besiege

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answer
• respond
• reply
• comment
• observe
• remark
• avoid
• rejoin
• retort
• duck

2

as in to question

to put a series of questions to

hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• question
• interrogate
• examine
• query
• grill
• catechize
• pump
• debrief
• pick the brains of
• give the third degree to
• sweat
• poll
• cross-examine
• cross-question
• annoy
• hound
• pester
• harass
• canvass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quiz

Noun

The case centers on accusations that Facebook failed to protect users from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, to generate targeted ads. — Mikella Schuettler, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

But the fantasy-death quiz falls flat and feels more like a second defeat than a comedy tag. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Syeda Irtizaali, Director of Unscripted at Netflix UK, was quizzed on the issue today at the Edinburgh Television Festival and responded duty of care had been baked into the production. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Benjamin Rangel, a history teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, along with some of his students, helped quiz student attendees on the voting process in exchange for prizes. — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026