Ordeal Synonyms and Antonyms

ôr-dēl
A state of pain or anguish that tests one's resiliency and character
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. crucible
  2. trial
  3. tribulation
  4. visitation
Trouble, suffering
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tribulation
  2. trial
  3. crucible
  4. distress
  5. experience
  6. grief
  7. trial-by-ordeal
  8. nightmare
  9. tragedy
  10. suffering
  11. test
  12. calamity
  13. sabbat
  14. trouble
Antonyms:
  1. happiness
  2. pleasure
A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. trial

Words Related to Ordeal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Ordeal Sentence Examples

  • This must have been quite an ordeal for her.

  • She had done nothing but cry, complain and faint since this ordeal had begun.

  • There was also a considerable amount of new legislatiofl with the object of protecting the minor subjects of the crown, and the system of trial by jurors was advanced to the detriment of the absurd old practices of trial by ordeal and trial by wager of battle.

  • The eight-hour ordeal to get there was worth the ten-minute conversation.

  • Cynthia laughed, the first sign of life since the ordeal had begun.

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