Synonyms for test
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A challenge, trial.
- n. 2
A challenge, trial. An examination, given often during the academic term.
- v. 1
To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
Climbing the mountain tested our stamina.
Related words
- Word family
- testable testate test-drive tester testitis testworthy testee
- Phrases
- sniff test nose test sanity test test paper comb test screen test smear test straight-face test
- Is a kind of
- chore job task
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Trial is the wider term; test is a searching and decisive trial. Thy virtue, prince, has stood the test of fortune, Like purest gold, that tortured in the furnace, Comes out more bright, and brings forth all its weight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- trial Some believed Nixon should have been put on trial.
- experiment Close observation is necessary for the experiment.
- chance Many would jump at the chance to live in New York.
- item The ordered item will be delivered to you by mail.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| test | falling | |
| trial | falling | |
| experiment | falling | |
| chance | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1, try1
- 4 letters
- rule1, item2, exam2, urge1, quiz1
- 5 letters
- sound1, trial2, touch1, prove1, proof1, shell1, essay2, canon2, probe1, assay2
- 6 letters
- chance1, screen1, verify3, ordeal2
- 7 letters
- examine3
- 8 letters
- standard2, crucible3
- 9 letters
- challenge2, probation3, criterion4
- 10 letters
- experience4, experiment4, touchstone2
- 11 letters
- examination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (item2 = 2 syllables).