Synonyms of ordeals

ordeals

noun

plural of ordeal

as in fires

a test of faith, patience, or strength

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fires
• gauntlets
• trials
• crosses
• crucibles
• challenges
• hardships
• grievances
• misfortunes
• tribulations
• troubles
• initiations
• gantlets
• privations
• tragedies
• griefs
• vicissitudes
• baptisms of fire
• woes
• misadventures
• adversities
• mishaps
• baptisms
• difficulties
• complications
• rigors
• afflictions
• inconveniences
• asperities
• discomforts
• mischances
• acid tests
• nuisances
• litmus tests
• annoyances