Synonyms 2, 3, 5. examination. T
rial,
experiment,
test imply an attempt to find out something or to find out about something. T
rial is the general word for a trying of anything:
articles sent for ten days' free trial. E
xperiment is a trial conducted to prove or illustrate the truth or validity of something, or an attempt to discover something new:
an experiment in organic chemistry. T
est is a more specific word, referring to a trial under approved and fixed conditions, or a final and decisive trial as a conclusion of past experiments:
a test of a new type of airplane. 4. endeavor, essay, struggle.
7. grief, tribulation, distress, sorrow, trouble, hardship.
See affliction.