Thesaurus
trial
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of TRIAL
1
a test of faith, patience, or strength <living with her insufferable relatives was a real trial>
Related Words baptism, initiation; adversity, affliction, asperity, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, privation, tragedy, tribulation, trouble, vicissitude, woe; acid test, litmus test; challenge, complication, difficulty, grief, grievance, hardship, rigor; annoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, nuisance
Phrases baptism of fire
2
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance <ran another trial of the aerial performance before opening night>
3
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty <trials by medical researchers haven't determined whether the medication is safe or not>
4
5
something that is a source of irritation <trying to have a coherent phone conversation with his senile father was always a trial>
Synonyms aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation
Related Words discomfort, fleabite, pinprick; affront, insult, offense (or offence); upset, worry; affliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, sore; anxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, trouble; hang-up, pet peeve, problem; annoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offender; pandora's box
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up trial[noun]? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).