Synonyms of gauntlets

gauntlets

noun

variants also gantlets

plural of gauntlet

as in ordeals

a test of faith, patience, or strength

before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gauntlets

Perhaps in writing it, Salinger was trying to negotiate whether his remarkable survival through some of the war’s worst gauntlets could be chalked up to dumb luck, or divine intervention. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Every detail feels intentional, from the intricate French lace to the removable lace gauntlets and dramatic overskirt. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Post-punk bands face few gauntlets as arduous as the slow song, and Landowner challenge themselves to traverse three of them. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026

Those odds proved to be correct, as One Battle and Sinners added the final jewels to their respective gauntlets en route to this Sunday’s Academy Awards. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026

However, according to Sounwave, Lamar’s chief producer and longtime friend, GNX was in the works long before any gauntlets were thrown. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2025

Is the Hockomock League one of the toughest gauntlets in Massachusetts again? — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025