Home Synonyms sample

Synonyms of sample in English:

sample


See US English definition of sample

See UK English definition of sample

See Spanish definition of muestra

noun

1‘they each sent a sample of the soil from their district’

SYNONYMS
specimen, example, bit, snippet, illustration, demonstration, exemplification, instance, selection, representative piece
model, prototype, pattern, dummy, swatch, test piece, pilot, trailer, trial, indication, foretaste, taste, taster, tester, smear
archaic scantling

2‘the survey was carried out on a sample of 10,000 people nationwide’

SYNONYMS
cross section, variety, sampling, test

verb

1‘plenty of people turned up to sample the culinary offerings’

SYNONYMS
try out, try, taste, sip, nibble, test, put to the test, dip into, experiment with, experience, inspect, examine, check out, appraise, evaluate

adjective

1‘the sample group is very small’

SYNONYMS
representative, illustrative, selected, specimen, test, trial, typifying, typical

2‘a sample copy can be obtained at a special price of £2.50’

SYNONYMS
specimen, test, trial, pilot, dummy