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essays

noun , plural of essay

Synonyms and Antonyms of essays

1 a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view

school essays on what it means to be a patriot

Synonyms of essays

articles, compositions, papers, themes

Words Related to essays

columns, commentaries, editorials, features, reports, reviews, write-ups

dissertations, theses

tracts, treatises

discourses, discussions, expositions, prolegomena, studies

2 an effort to do or accomplish something

my first essay at baking a cake did not go well

Synonyms of essays

assays [archaic], attempts, bashes [chiefly British], bids, cracks, endeavors, flings, goes, offers, passes, shots, stabs, trials, tries, whacks, whirls

Words Related to essays

strivings, struggles, throes, undertakings

trial and errors

3 a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty

a little homemade essay to determine the easiest way to strip the paint from the bookcase

Synonyms of essays

experiments, experimentations, tests, trials

Words Related to essays

trial and errors

dry runs, shakedowns

exercises, practices (also practises), rehearsals, tryouts, workouts

crucibles, ordeals

attempts, efforts, tries

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