Synonyms for sample
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
Related words
- Word family
- sampler
- Phrases
- sample implementation sample path sample room product sample
Forms
- Plural
- samples → specimens, examples, patterns, cases…
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From its original sense of sample or specimen (L. exemplum) example derives the seemingly contradictory meanings, on the one hand of a pattern or model, and on the other hand of a warning--a sample or specimen of what is to be followed, or of what is to be shunned.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- illustration She gave an illustration of how to pitch a tent.
- specimen He would pay a million dollars for such a specimen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sample | falling | |
| illustration | steady | |
| specimen | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- case1
- 7 letters
- example3, pattern2
- 8 letters
- instance2, specimen3
- 12 letters
- illustration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (example3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- échantillon