Synonyms of trials

trials

noun

plural of trial

1

as in ordeals

a test of faith, patience, or strength

living with her insufferable relatives was a real trial

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in rehearsals

a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance

ran another trial of the aerial performance before opening night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehearsals
• previews
• practices
• dry runs
• dress rehearsals
• exercises
• drills
• walk-throughs
• run-throughs

3

as in tests

a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty

trials by medical researchers haven't determined whether the medication is safe or not

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in attempts

an effort to do or accomplish something

will rest and make another trial at climbing the mountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attempts
• tries
• goes
• endeavors
• stabs
• bids
• shots
• assays
• offers
• essays
• passes
• flings
• struggles
• cracks
• strivings
• undertakings
• whirls
• bashes
• throes
• whacks
• trial and errors

5

as in headaches

something that is a source of irritation

trying to have a coherent phone conversation with his senile father was always a trial

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headaches
• frustrations
• thorns
• worries
• nuisances
• problems
• inconveniences
• irritants
• annoyances
• hair shirts
• exasperations
• rubs
• vexations
• aggravations
• pests
• anxieties
• irks
• peeves
• insults
• bugbears
• tribulations
• ruffles
• discomforts
• hassles
• burdens
• troubles
• menaces
• botherations
• predicaments
• curses
• affronts
• offenders
• plagues
• pinpricks
• aggros
• bothers
• annoyers
• plights
• upsets
• offenses
• sores
• millstones
• crosses
• disturbers
• mischiefs
• fleabites
• albatross
• afflictions
• pet peeves
• harassers
• hang-ups
• pandora's boxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasures
• joys
• delights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trials

Technology companies are using electronic health records, digital tools, and physician networks to expand trials beyond academic medical centers and conduct real-time clinical trials that accelerate enrollment and improve patient access. — David Shulkin, STAT, 29 July 2026

There’s more than enough music right now about the trials of making music right now. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

Human rights groups have accused Iranian authorities of denying defendants due process, relying on coerced confessions and carrying out executions after unfair trials. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Why the Case for Eating Oysters Isn’t Settled Every finding above comes from cell cultures or animal models, not human eating trials. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

His later partnerships with AIDS activists and his push to accelerate experimental-drug trials for HIV helped transform the infection into a survivable condition. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Consider asking your primary care physician about fasting glucose testing before your next annual visit; insulin resistance is the modifiable factor the trials keep returning to. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

There is also extensive archival footage of news coverage surrounding the murders and trials. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

The lack of rights owed to victims in canonical trials has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity. — ABC News, 21 July 2026