Adventure
Adventure noun - An exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand.
Usage example: our quiet hike turned into quite an adventure when we encountered a bear and her cub
Quest
Quest noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.
Adventure is a synonym for quest in expedition topic. You can use "Adventure" instead a noun "Quest", if it concerns topics such as search.
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Related pairs
How words are described
| special | special adventure | special quest |
| long | long adventure | long quest |
| particular | particular adventure | particular quest |
| short | short adventure | short quest |
| Other adjectives: current, original, single, actual, entire, real, great, huge, dangerous, main, early, heroic, later, epic, solo, next, last, introductory, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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It could reveal a hidden detail that the hero didn't earlier know about the central quest or adventure, when inspected by another character who spots what the hero always missed.
Source: Significant Sketchbook -
In some adventure/quest-based fanfics, (like It's a Dangerous Business, Going Out Your Door), the ponies don't pack as much food as one would think, as they can eat the surrounding grass and leaves to conserve their supplies or in case of emergency.
Source: Furry Reminder -
Refusal of the Call: Refusing jarl Ylfying's quest at the beginning of the game will make him pissed and break the fourth wall, saying that a heroine who offers a quest offered at the start of an adventure game might as well go and play Tetris instead, and offer you to choose again.
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