Synonyms of tests

tests 1 of 2

noun

plural of test

1

as in experiments

a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty

will need to run some tests on the blood sample to rule out blood poisoning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experiments
• trials
• experimentations
• essays
• tries
• efforts
• practices
• exercises
• attempts
• rehearsals
• tryouts
• workouts
• ordeals
• trial and errors
• crucibles
• dry runs
• shakedowns

2

as in exams

a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence

applicants for the cashier's position must first take a simple math test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exams
• examinations
• quizzes
• researches
• boards
• investigations
• pretests
• retests
• reviews
• auditions
• intelligence tests
• inspections
• finals
• placement tests
• aptitude tests
• inquiries
• probes
• checkups
• catechisms
• interrogations
• midterms
• midyears

tests

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of test

1

as in samples

to put (something) to a test

please test this sample for the presence of lead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• samples
• tries (out)
• examines
• experiments (with)
• researches
• studies
• checks (out)
• explores
• investigates
• feels (out)
• retests
• resamples

2

as in tries

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress

all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tries
• stretches
• strains
• pushes
• gets (to)
• taxes
• pressures
• bothers
• annoys
• demands
• pains
• irritates
• exacts
• presses
• gnaws (at)
• harasses
• exasperates
• irks
• aggravates
• importunes
• grates
• pesters
• nettles
• riles
• vexes
• peeves
• galls
• hassles
• spites
• harries
• agitates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tests

Noun

Soil vapor tests revealed on July 31 the presence of the toxic chemical plume underneath Kennedy High School, officials said, leading the district to shutter the campus on Monday. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

During multi-hour exposure tests, the zeolite retained its full filtering ability without structural damage. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

According to state police, the driver, identified as 21-year-old Isaak Berkun of Guilford, appeared to be impaired and allegedly failed multiple field sobriety tests. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

The Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting the official autopsy and have been awaiting toxicology tests to come back, Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd said. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Anthropic reviewed more than 141,000 cybersecurity evaluation runs after the Hugging Face disclosure and identified three cases in which its own Claude models reached real systems during cyber tests. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Some of the first signs could be abnormalities in your liver tests. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

If Anthropic’s tests fell, outside measures have similarly reached their limit. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

When the disorder arises, it’s considered a medical emergency, so running blood tests, measuring hormone levels or getting a patient into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine for tests isn’t always feasible. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

Verb

The administration continues to rely heavily on executive action while Congress tests legislative lanes. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Modular system tests domestic processing Unlike a commercial refinery, the facility is designed as a modular pilot system. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Renner was referring to the allegation the National Institute of Health helped fund gain of function research, which tests how altered viruses act in the real world, at a lab in Wuhan, the Chinese city that saw the first outbreak of COVID-19. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

The Pisces moon triggering Uranus tests your ability to think on your feet. — Usa Today, USA Today, 31 July 2026

The deputy does not respond and instead directs him over to begin the field sobriety tests at the police station. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Shanahan will have to clear a similar concussion protocol that tests players before they’re cleared to return, Lynch said. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

The agency then tests a sample of the crop or a batch of a product looking for whatever is causing people to get sick. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

No occasion tests that skill more than a historical anniversary. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026