quest vs excuse

excuse vs quest

quest and excuse both are nouns.

quest and excuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quest	Yes	No	Yes	No
excuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, excuse is a hyponym of quest; that is, excuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quest:

quest: express the need or desire for
excuse: ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Other hyponyms of quest include order, ask, encore, petition, demand, appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, beg, solicit, tap, reserve, challenge, beg off, demand, claim, call for, invite, ask in, invite, desire, beg, arrogate, claim, lay claim, ask over, ask round, invite, call, ask, ask out, invite out, take out, book, hold, reserve.

quest (noun)	excuse (noun)
the act of searching for something	a poor example
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
	a note explaining an absence

quest (verb)	excuse (verb)
seek alms, as for religious purposes	accept an excuse for
express the need or desire for	defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs	excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
search the trail of (game)	serve as a reason or cause or justification of
make a search (for)	grant exemption or release to
	ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Difference between quest and excuse

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