| Main Entry: | quiz |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | questioning, often in an organized academic setting |
Synonyms: |
blue book, check, exam, examination, investigation, query, shotgun, test |
Antonyms: |
answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | quiz |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
Synonyms: |
ask, catechize, check, cross-examine, examine, give the third degree, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, pick one's brains, pump, query, test |
Antonyms: |
answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
Synonyms: |
buzz*, canvass, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, demand, direct, enjoin, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit*, hunt for, inquire, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, quiz, request, roast, sweat* |
Antonyms: |
answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell |
| Main Entry: | catechize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | instruct and question |
Synonyms: |
ask, cross-examine, drill, educate, examine, grill, inquire, interrogate, query, quiz, teach, train |
Antonyms: |
answer, listen |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inspect, examine |
Synonyms: |
analyze, ascertain, audit, balance account, candle, case, compare, confirm, correct, count, enquire about, eyeball, find out, frisk, go through, investigate, keep account, look at, look over, look see, make sure, monitor, note, overlook, probe, prove, quiz, review, scout out, scrutinize, study, take stock, tell, test, try, verify |
| Main Entry: | competition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle*, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, opposition, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare |
| Notes: | competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed |
| Main Entry: | cross-examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrogating an opposing witness |
Synonyms: |
ask pointed questions, catechize, check, cross-question, debrief, examine, give the third degree, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, pump, put on the hotseat, put the screws to, question, quiz, scrutinize, sweat, third-degree |
| Main Entry: | debrief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
Synonyms: |
ask questions, cross-examine, examine, gather intelligence, give the third degree, grill, interrogate, interview, investigate, probe, put through the wringer, quiz, work over |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
Synonyms: |
banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
Antonyms: |
commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
| Main Entry: | examination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | test, analysis |
Synonyms: |
assay, audit, battery, blue book, breakdown, canvass, catechism, checking, checkup, cross-examination, diagnosis, dissection, exam, experiment, exploration, final, grilling, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, interrogation, investigation, legwork, make-up, observation, once-over, oral, perlustration, perusal, probe, quest, questioning, questionnaire, quiz, raid, reconnaissance, research, review, scan, scrutiny, search, study, survey, the eye, third degree, trial, tryout, view, written |