Synonyms of assays

assays 1 of 2

noun

plural of assay

1

as in analyses

the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analyses
• investigations
• inspections
• examinations
• assessments
• dissections
• evaluations
• breakdowns
• diagnoses
• deconstructions
• anatomies
• inventories
• classifications
• tabulations
• assortments
• categorizations
• arrangements
• enumerations
• subdivisions
• codifications
• indexings
• scrutinies
• reductions
• musters
• itemizations
• separations
• segmentations
• divisions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• syntheses
• consolidations
• aggregations
• integrations
• amalgamations
• assimilations
• agglomerations
• unifications
• conglomerations
• coalescences

2

as in attempts

archaic an effort to do or accomplish something

the poem about a frustrated man's last assay at greatness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attempts
• tries
• goes
• stabs
• endeavors
• essays
• trials
• bids
• shots
• offers
• passes
• flings
• cracks
• undertakings
• bashes
• whirls
• strivings
• struggles
• whacks
• throes
• trial and errors

assays

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of assay

1

as in analyzes

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships

the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analyzes
• dissects
• assesses
• examines
• investigates
• cuts
• evaluates
• divides
• deconstructs
• diagnoses
• breaks down
• indexes
• anatomizes
• sorts
• catalogues
• inspects
• segments
• catalogs
• diagrams
• scrutinizes
• orders
• tabulates
• subdivides
• schematizes
• codifies
• classifies
• categorizes
• enumerates
• separates
• reduces
• arranges
• assorts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggregates
• integrates
• synthesizes
• conglomerates
• consolidates
• unifies
• assimilates
• coalesces
• amalgamates
• agglomerates

2

as in tries

to make an effort to do

assaying the task of writing his autobiography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attempts
• tries
• strives
• essays
• endeavors
• shoots at
• seeks
• shoots for
• has a go at
• works
• struggles
• hopes
• tries one's hand (at)
• troubles
• fights
• toils
• strains
• undertakes
• aims
• aspires
• assumes
• takes up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• gives up
• quits