Synonyms for
Trials
Definition
a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- court trials
- legal trials
- fair trials
- trial and error
- trial period
- trial run
- trial by fire
- undergo trials
Word family
Usage note
The word 'trials' can refer to legal proceedings or to difficult experiences. Ensure the context clarifies which meaning is intended. 'Trial' as a verb is less common and often used in specific contexts like 'trialing a new product'.
Example sentences
- The athlete had to go through several trials before joining the team.
- The teacher gave the students a spelling trial to see who needed extra help.
- The company conducted a trial of their new product before releasing it to the public.
- The defendant was found guilty after a long trial in court.
- Scientists are conducting trials to find a cure for cancer.
Quotes
The best way to learn anything is by doing a trial and error method.
Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.
Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires.