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

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

At its best, Extra Geography is a wistful look at the crucibles of young adulthood, at two people forming and re-forming into shapes that may no longer be compatible with one another. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019