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

Factory tests show savings Using these findings, the researchers developed two accelerated formation protocols and tested them at C4V’s battery manufacturing facility in Binghamton, New York. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Orchestra auditions, like coding assignments for software engineers or simulator tests for airline pilots, are meant to be meritocratic performance assessments. — Jeremy Reynolds Ross Mantle, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Function Health charges $365 a year for more than 160 lab tests, run through Quest Diagnostics. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

What readers are saying The conversation explores a range of opinions on the topic of artificial versus natural dyes in candies, particularly focusing on the health implications and the methodology of taste tests. — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

Ask the clinic whether discussing other health concerns or receiving additional tests could trigger a charge. — Sujeong Park, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

For all its tests, the company builds realistic simulated environments, red teams these environments itself and with third parties to see whether they can be escaped, and monitors what agents do. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Health officials said the chemical was mostly an irritant so far, causing watery eyes, and that tests were ongoing to determine how much toxicity was in the air. — John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Corlette, of Georgetown's Center on Health Insurance Reforms, suggests that patients explicitly tell the doctor's office to send tests to an in-network provider. — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Adam Hamilton’s campaign tests whether Democrats can find religion. — Emma Green, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Britain wants to pour another £120 million — roughly $160 million — into a government lab that tests the world’s most powerful AI models, an infusion of cash that alone is more than 10 times the annual budget of its US counterpart. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Games such as Little Big Planet give you a great way to exercise your creative muscles, whereas Overcooked tests your teamwork skills. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

As possibly the most thrilling option in the entire park, the free-fall station tests visitors’ bravery. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

This week’s challenge tests your knowledge of distinctive objects that are connected to a particular novel, like the Maltese falcon or the One Ring. — J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Holding her tongue is not Kate’s forte in general, and the severity of Todd’s avalanche of blunders in their meeting with the British foreign secretary tests the outer limits of her ability. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

That tests whether customers can actually influence the records used to make decisions about them. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Founded by Scripps chemist Peter Schultz, Wildcat built a high-throughput system that tests thousands of battery materials in parallel. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026