exam

noun

ex·​am ig-ˈzam 

: examination

Synonyms of exam

• test
• examination

Examples of exam in a Sentence

Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade.

the exam will cover everything we have studied this term

Recent Examples on the Web

The petition bumps the maximum age to take an entrance exam for the city’s police academy from 39 to 44 years old. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026

Quintero also failed to do or at least document in medical records an in-person medical exam of Patient 1 at least a day before the surgery. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

This is despite the fact that the same class of models routinely aces multiple-choice medical licensing exams. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Those included broader reforms to India's education system, compensation for families of students who died by suicide following exam paper leaks and a commitment that no legal action would be taken against those who participated in the protests. — Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing exam

• civil service exam
• self-exam

Rhymes for exam

• abram
• ashram
• buckram
• doorjamb
• goddam
• grandam
• priam
• program
• programme
• wolfram
• abraham
• anagram

Kids Definition

exam

noun

ex·​am ig-ˈzam 

: examination

Medical Definition

exam

noun

ex·​am ig-ˈzam 

: examination