Synonyms of samples

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noun

plural of sample

1

as in samplings

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole

based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• samplings
• selections
• samplers
• cross sections
• slices
• specimens
• examples
• instances
• representatives
• prototypes
• illustrations
• cases
• exemplars
• paradigms
• exemplifications
• archetypes
• classics
• microcosms
• loci classici

2

as in examples

one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like

this vase is a sample of the high-quality glassware that the glassblowers can produce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examples
• specimens
• illustrations
• instances
• cases
• representatives
• prototypes
• indications
• exemplars
• cases in point
• exemplifications
• cross sections
• paradigms
• archetypes
• classics
• manifestations
• evidences
• signs
• microcosms
• loci classici

samples

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sample

as in tests

to put (something) to a test

sampled the soup to see if it tasted good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tests
• tries (out)
• examines
• experiments (with)
• researches
• studies
• checks (out)
• explores
• investigates
• feels (out)
• resamples
• retests