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Trial

/ˈtɹaɪəl/

An opportunity to test something out; a test.

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📖 Definitions of "Trial"

noun

1
An opportunity to test something out; a test.
"They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week."
2
Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
3
A difficult or annoying experience.
"That boy was a trial to his parents."
4
A tryout to pick members of a team.
"soccer trials"

verb

1
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
"The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles."
2
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
"The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results."

adjective

1
Pertaining to a trial or test.
2
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.

🔄 Synonyms of "Trial"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
modelnoun	A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
runverb	To move swiftly.
testnoun	A challenge, trial.
pilotnoun	A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
experimentalnoun	Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
tryoutnoun	A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.
tribulationnoun	Any adversity; a trying period or event.
visitationnoun	The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trial"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
experimentalnoun	The subject of an experiment.
testnoun	A challenge, trial.
tryoutnoun	A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.
empiricalnoun	A measurement or result achieved by empirical means.
runnoun	Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
modelnoun	A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
tribulationnoun	Any adversity; a trying period or event.
pilotnoun	A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
visitationnoun	The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
experimentnoun	A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
experimentationnoun	(sciences) A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
proofnoun	(uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
reviewnoun	An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
examinationnoun	(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
processingnoun	(computing) The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
auditnoun	An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures
processnoun	A series of events leading to a result or product.
reckoningnoun	The action of calculating or estimating something.
procedurenoun	A particular method for performing a task.
studynoun	Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.