TRIAL Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

trial 1 of 2

noun

ˈtrī(-ə)l

Definition of trial

as in ordeal

a test of faith, patience, or strength living with her insufferable relatives was a real trial

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as in rehearsal

a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance ran another trial of the aerial performance before opening night

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as in test

a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty trials by medical researchers haven't determined whether the medication is safe or not

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as in attempt

an effort to do or accomplish something will rest and make another trial at climbing the mountain

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as in headache

something that is a source of irritation trying to have a coherent phone conversation with his senile father was always a trial

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trial

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adjective

as in experimental

made or done as an experiment a trial medical procedure that should be considered only after all other options have been exhausted

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Recent Examples of trial

Noun

The trials assessed the drone’s flight performance, target interception capabilities, and overall lethality. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026 The judge also explained that the proceeding was an extradition matter, not a criminal trial, and that the brothers would not be required to attend every hearing. — Eric MacK , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 But in late 2024, a Romanian judge ruled that prosecutorial mishaps had axed the upcoming trial. — Kat Tenbarge, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 Nick Reiner will get a trial, and that means his siblings might end up testifying. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial

Noun

In a later video, the passenger who filmed the ordeal then goes to guest services to explain the issue and express her concerns.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
The eruption unfolded in five phases over about 24 hours, a harrowing, cumulative ordeal for unsuspecting residents.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of ordeal

Noun

During the rehearsal, Pritchard was sometimes brusque with Hamilton, correcting her form with his feet and insisting on certain steps.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
As Mars’s gravity slung the spacecraft onto the next leg of its journey, mission scientists used the opportunity to put its multispectral imager through a full dress rehearsal.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026

Definition of rehearsal

Noun

The agent, which was powered by some of OpenAI’s most advanced models, ran amok during a security test.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 22 July 2026
This great, once improbable, step into the unknown has the potential to bring tests against Milan, Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen, and nights like never before at the Stadium of Light.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of test

Noun

Ampersand attempts to address this by putting the compliance logic at the wallet layer rather than the application layer.

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
However, the most positive-minded attacker was France’s Bradley Barcola, who looked to break multiple lines with over 10 per cent of his attempts.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of attempt

Noun

Around one in 13 people experience recurring morning headaches, research suggests, with women and those between the ages of 45 and 64 more likely to have them.

— Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
As body temperature rises and humidity limits the body’s ability to cool itself, mild symptoms such as cramps and headaches can progress to shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion, nausea, and ultimately life-threatening heat stroke.

— Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of headache

Adjective

For now, the technology remains firmly in the experimental stage.

— Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Nonlocality, whose experimental verification helped earn the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, allows distant quantum systems to produce correlations that cannot be explained by classical physics alone.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of experimental

Noun

The London-born forward formed one-third of the most prolific attack in European football last season alongside Kane and Colombian Luis Diaz, helping fire Bayern to the German title.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Before Monday’s maneuver, the Russian ship informed HMS Tyne – a British patrol vessel – of its intention to conduct live-fire activity, CNN understands.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of fire

Noun

Photographed during a fashion and luxury goods auction preview at Sotheby’s on July 03, 2025 in Paris, France.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In the first preview for her new horror movie The Other Mommy, the actress debuted her darkest hair color in months, plus a set of blunt bangs.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026