- trial
- 1. noun
1)
the trial is expected to last several weeks
Syn:court case, case, assize, lawsuit, suit, hearing, inquiry, tribunal, litigation, legal proceedings, judicial proceedings, proceedings, legal action; court-martial; appeal, retrial2)the product is undergoing clinical trials
Syn:test, tryout, experiment, pilot study; examination, check, assessment, evaluation, appraisal; trial/test period, trial/test run, beta test, dry run3)she could be a bit of a trial at times
Syn:nuisance, pest, irritant, problem, ordeal, inconvenience, plague, thorn in one's side, one's cross to bear; bore; informal pain, pain in the neck, pain in the butt, headache, drag, bother, nightmare, albatross; nudnik, burr under someone's saddle4)a long account of her trials and tribulations
Syn:trouble, anxiety, worry, burden, affliction, ordeal, tribulation, adversity, hardship, trying time, tragedy, trauma, setback, difficulty, problem, misfortune, bad luck, mishap, misadventure; informal hassle; literary travails2. adjectivea three-month trial period
Syn:test, experimental, pilot, exploratory, probationary, provisional
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.