Synonyms of ordeal

ordeal

noun

ȯr-ˈdē(-ə)l 

as in fire

a test of faith, patience, or strength

the hikers were finally rescued after a three-day ordeal in the wilderness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fire
• gauntlet
• trial
• cross
• crucible
• hardship
• challenge
• gantlet
• grievance
• misfortune
• grief
• tragedy
• initiation
• trouble
• baptism of fire
• tribulation
• baptism
• mishap
• adversity
• misadventure
• privation
• inconvenience
• woe
• difficulty
• discomfort
• complication
• vicissitude
• affliction
• nuisance
• mischance
• litmus test
• acid test
• rigor
• annoyance
• asperity

Examples of ordeal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This would be a heartfelt way to finish the whole Anti-Life Equation ordeal, except that everyone now jumps at the chance to steal the book containing Rebecca and the equation. —Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024

This is the end — in Massachusetts — of a months-long ordeal that critics say laid bare the risks of private equity involvement in health care and threatened access to hospital care for patients in the state. —Caitlin Owens, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024

The doorman reserves the elevator for us and the whole ordeal takes less than 45 minutes. —R29 Team, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2024

Murdoch appeared to comment on the ordeal in December 2022 with a TikTok video of her and daughter, Georgie, on a tropical vacation. —Andrew Nodell, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024