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crucible

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of crucible

a test of faith, patience, or strength

soldiers who had withstood the crucible of war

Synonyms of crucible

cross, fire, gauntlet (also gantlet), ordeal, trial

Words Related to crucible

baptism, initiation

adversity, affliction, asperity, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, privation, tragedy, tribulation, trouble, vicissitude, woe

acid test, litmus test

challenge, complication, difficulty, grief, grievance, hardship, rigor

annoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, nuisance

Phrases Synonymous with crucible

baptism of fire

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