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crucibles

Main Entry:
crucible [kroo-suh-buhl]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: retort
Synonyms: cauldron, container, melting pot, pot, vessel
Main Entry: pot
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: container, cauldron
Synonyms: basin, bowl, bucket, can, canister, crock, crucible, cup, jar, jug, kettle, mug, pan, pitcher, receptacle, saucepan, tankard, urn, vessel
Main Entry: trial
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: trouble, big problem
Synonyms: adversity, affliction, albatross, anguish, annoyance, bane, blow, bother, burden, calvary, care, complication, cross to bear, crucible, difficulty, distress, drag*, grief, hard time, hardship, hassle*, heartbreak, inconvenience, irritation, load, misery, misfortune, nightmare, nuisance, ordeal, pain, pain in the neck, pest, plague, rigor, severe test, sorrow, suffering, thorn, tribulation, trying time, unhappiness, vexation, vicissitude, visitation, woe, wretchedness
Antonyms: happiness, peace
Main Entry: tribulation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pain, unhappiness
Synonyms: adversity, affliction, albatross, bad luck, blow*, bummer, burden, care, cross to bear, crucible, curse, difficulty, distress, double whammy, downer, drag*, grief, hard knock, hard time, headache, heartache*, misery, misfortune, oppression, ordeal, persecution, rainy day, reverse, sorrow, suffering, trial, trouble, vexation, visitation, woe, worry, wretchedness, wronging
Antonyms: calm, comfort, happiness, peace
Related Words
Main Entry: trial
Part of Speech: adjective, noun
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Adjectives:
analytic, cut-and-try, docimastic, empirical, essaying, experimental, icarian, on one's trial, peirastic, probationary, probative, probatory, provisional, tentative, under probation
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