Antonyms for trial


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : trahy-uhl, trahyl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtraɪ əl, traɪl


Definition of trial

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "act or process of testing," from Anglo-French trial, noun formed from triet "to try" (see try). Sense of "examining and deciding a case in a court of law" is first recorded 1570s; extended to any ordeal by 1590s. As an adjectival phrase, trial-and-error is recorded from 1806. Trial balloon (1939) is congnate of French ballon d'essai.
  • adj experimental
  • noun test
  • noun legal proceeding
  • noun trouble, big problem
Example sentences :
  • This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And then, when the cover was removed, came the time of trial to your correspondent.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
  • We would advise all who are about to begin the study of languages to give it a trial.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
  • It is true that he hath not come to trial, but the trial hath come to him.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • You see, Burke, you couldn't in a trial even repeat what he told you.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The country doctor had come, too, finding Tillie's trial not imminent.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • As they drove along Crane brought up the subject of the trial.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • So Allis was really glad at the near approach of the time of her trial.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • His work since his trial with The Dutchman had been quite satisfactory.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "When the trial come off," answered the old man, raising his head again.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Synonyms for trial

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