ORDEALS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word ordeals. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ORDEALS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| pains | nounn | |||||
noun • an effortful attempt to attain a goal | ||||||
| adversities | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||||||
| burdens | nounn | |||||
noun • an onerous or difficult concern • weight to be borne or conveyed • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse verb • weight down with a load • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to | ||||||
| challenges | nounn | |||||
noun • a demanding or stimulating situation • a call to engage in a contest or fight • questioning a statement and demanding an explanation • a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror • a demand by a sentry for a password or identification verb • take exception to • issue a challenge to • ask for identification • raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||||||
| difficulties | nounn | |||||
noun • an effort that is inconvenient • the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | ||||||
| hardships | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • something hard to endure • something that causes or entails suffering | ||||||
| obstacles | nounn | |||||
noun • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) | ||||||
| problems | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved • a question raised for consideration or solution • a source of difficulty | ||||||
| sufferings | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of acute pain • misery resulting from affliction • psychological suffering • feelings of mental or physical pain adjective satellite • troubled by pain or loss • very unhappy; full of misery | ||||||
| tests | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • trying something to find out about it • any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc • a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge • the act of undergoing testing • the act of testing something • a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins verb • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to • test or examine for the presence of disease or infection • examine someone's knowledge of something • show a certain characteristic when tested • achieve a certain score or rating on a test • determine the presence or properties of (a substance) • undergo a test | ||||||
| trials | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of testing something • trying something to find out about it • the act of undergoing testing • (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law • (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications • an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | ||||||
| tribulations | nounn | |||||
noun • an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | ||||||
| troubles | nounn | |||||
noun • a source of difficulty • an angry disturbance • an event causing distress or pain • an effort that is inconvenient • a strong feeling of anxiety • an unwanted pregnancy verb • move deeply • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed | ||||||
| trial by ordeal | nounn | |||||
noun • a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence | ||||||
