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

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

Now, students qualify for a lottery according to their performance on standardized tests. — Arkansas Online, 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

The defendant falsely claimed to Medicare that physicians who treated patients ordered the RPP tests. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 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

The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both tests. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Yeager's historic flight followed a series of unpowered glide tests, incuding three by Yeager himself in August of 1947, followed by ever faster subsonic powered flights. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

The tests also showed that the cells could withstand exposure to temperatures ranging from 212 F (100 C) to minus 274 F without sustaining damage. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

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

Not everyone who tests positive for alpha-gal antibodies develops a red meat allergy, Molaei said. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Sara follows sign and clue, tests loyalties and refuses to look away until the dead are heard and justice is within reach. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

The series marks another expansion beyond Hulu, where American High operates under a first-look output deal, and tests whether IP developed in-house can scale its audience on streaming’s biggest stage. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026