1. trial-and-error
adjective. relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory.
Antonyms
- hypothetical
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2. trial-and-error
adjective. trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated.
Synonyms
- empirical
Antonyms
- a priori
- abstractive
3. Scopes
noun. Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970).
Synonyms
- John Scopes
4. trial
noun. ['ˈtraɪəl, ˈtraɪl'] the act of testing something.
Synonyms
- double blind
- fitting
- pilot program
- MOT test
- run
- preclinical phase
- effort
- preclinical test
- audition
- assay
- tryout
- field trial
- attempt
- test
- Snellen test
- clinical trial
- Ministry of Transportation test
- endeavour
- endeavor
- pilot project
- try
- preclinical trial
- try-on
- trying on
- MOT
Antonyms
- improper
- stand still
- ebb
- arrive
Etymology
- trial (Anglo-Norman)
- trialis (Latin)
5. trial
noun. ['ˈtraɪəl, ˈtraɪl'] trying something to find out about it.
Synonyms
- road test
- field test
- experimentation
- beta test
- tryout
- field trial
- alpha test
- test
- trial run
- experiment
Antonyms
- stay
- worst
- inactivity
- best
Etymology
- trial (Anglo-Norman)
- trialis (Latin)
6. trial
noun. ['ˈtraɪəl, ˈtraɪl'] the act of undergoing testing.
Synonyms
- effort
- endeavor
- attempt
- endeavour
- test
Antonyms
- unearned run
- earned run
- exempt
- confine
Etymology
- trial (Anglo-Norman)
- trialis (Latin)
7. trial
noun. ['ˈtraɪəl, ˈtraɪl'] (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law.
Synonyms
- retrial
- mistrial
- ordeal
- denial
- defence
- court-martial
- criminal prosecution
- prosecution
- proceedings
- proceeding
- Scopes trial
- defense
- legal proceeding
- plea
- show trial
- trial by ordeal
Antonyms
- prosecution
- fail
- stay in place
- idle
Etymology
- trial (Anglo-Norman)
- trialis (Latin)
8. trial
noun. ['ˈtraɪəl, ˈtraɪl'] an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event.
Synonyms
- visitation
- affliction
- tribulation
Antonyms
- abstain
- affirmative
- question
- offence
Etymology
- trial (Anglo-Norman)
- trialis (Latin)
9. trial
noun. ['ˈtraɪəl, ˈtraɪl'] (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications.
Synonyms
- contest
Antonyms
- discontinuance
- discontinuation
Etymology
- trial (Anglo-Norman)
- trialis (Latin)