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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | experimental |
| Synonyms: | balloon, exploratory, pilot, preliminary, probationary, provisional, tentative, test, testing |
| Antonyms: | definite, known, proven |
| Main Entry: | trial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal proceeding |
| Synonyms: | action, arraignment, case, citation, claim, contest, counterclaim, court action, court martial, cross-examination, habeas corpus, hearing, impeachment, indictment, lawsuit, litigation, prosecution, rap, seizure, suit, tribunal |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| 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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| Main Entry: | acid test |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critical test |
| Synonyms: | analysis, conclusive test, crucial test, decisive test, definitive test, experiment, genuineness, proof, proving ground, substantiation, sure test, test of value, trial, verification |
| Main Entry: | adversity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad luck, situation |
| Synonyms: | affliction, bad break, bummer, calamity, can of worms, catastrophe, clutch, contretemps, crunch, difficulty, disaster, distress, downer, drag*, evil eye, hard knocks, hard times, hardship, hurting, ill fortune, jam, jinx, kiss of death, misery, misfortune, mishap, on the skids, pain in the neck, poison*, reverse, sorrow, suffering, the worst, tough luck, trial, trouble |
| Antonyms: | aid, encouragement, favor, fortune, good luck, help, prosperity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | affliction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hurt condition; something that causes hurt |
| Synonyms: | adversity, anguish, calamity, cross, crux, depression, difficulty, disease, disorder, distress, grief, hardship, illness, infirmity, misery, misfortune, ordeal, pain, plague, plight, scourge, sickness, sorrow, suffering, torment, trial, tribulation, trouble, woe |
| Antonyms: | aid, comfort, consolation, health, help, relief |
| Main Entry: | arraignment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accusation |
| Synonyms: | bill of indictment, charge, citation, denunciation, impeachment, indictment, prosecution, summons, trial |
| Antonyms: | acquittal |
| Main Entry: | assay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis |
| Synonyms: | appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, examination, inspection, investigation, measurement, rating, survey, test, trial, valuation |
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