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examination

/ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/noun5 syllables

Examination means: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.

Synonyms for examination7

noun, as in a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

exam, test

noun, as in formal systematic questioning

interrogation, interrogatory

noun, as in the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

scrutiny

noun, as in a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

examen

noun, as in the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

testing

What does examination mean?5

noun

1

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge“when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions”

2

formal systematic questioning

3

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

4

a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

5

the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with examination?60

two syllables

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All 60 rhymes for examination, grouped by syllable

Examination in a sentence

  • In addition to that, he failed the examination.CM
  • To her delight, she got through the examination.unknown
  • To my dismay, he was caught cheating in the examination.Eldad
  • My brother tried many times to pass the examination, finally succeeding.unknown
  • As to your final grade, that depends on your final examination.CK
  • When talking about your last results, it is dependent on the last examination.Zifre
  • If you had made more effort, you would have passed the entrance examination.CM
  • I studied very hard, only to fail the examination.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of examination

as a noun

plural
examinations