Synonyms of crucibles

crucibles

noun

plural of crucible

as in ordeals

a test of faith, patience, or strength

soldiers who had withstood the crucible of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordeals
• fires
• gauntlets
• trials
• crosses
• baptisms of fire
• initiations
• tragedies
• baptisms
• tribulations
• misfortunes
• vicissitudes
• challenges
• asperities
• hardships
• griefs
• privations
• grievances
• woes
• misadventures
• rigors
• troubles
• adversities
• acid tests
• mishaps
• mischances
• afflictions
• difficulties
• complications
• inconveniences
• litmus tests
• discomforts
• nuisances
• annoyances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crucibles

The new press secretary was immediately thrust into some of the administration’s most difficult crucibles, including the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

These silicon chunks are melted in bespoke crucibles made of the world’s purest quartz, virtually all of which is mined from a solitary deposit in the mountains of North Carolina. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

After all, these were crucibles meant to test a driver’s car, courage, and constitution—full stop. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Forged in crucibles of traumatic childhoods and unthinkable loss, both Batman and Alice seek to right wrongs that the criminal justice system won’t touch. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Each member derives her own realizations from this experience, with its dual crucibles of grindingly hard work and pop adulation. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026

At the time, there was a chance of that being Neuer’s final appearance in one of sport’s great crucibles, and players of his calibre deserve better endings. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Most leaders hide their crucibles. — Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Crises’ crucibles often forge potent alliances. — Jamie Holmes, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026