EXAM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EXAM?

Need another word that means the same as “exam”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “exam” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Exam” are: examination, test, paper, question paper, oral, practical, assessment

Exam as a Noun

Definitions of "Exam" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exam” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
• A medical test of a specified kind.

Synonyms of "Exam" as a noun (7 Words)

assessment	An amount determined as payable. Assessments of market value.
examination	The action or process of conducting an examination. An examination of marketing behaviour.
oral	A spoken examination or test. A French oral.
paper	A business firm that publishes newspapers. The notion of an office running without paper is absurd.
practical	An examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.
question paper	A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote.
test	The act of undergoing testing. The test was standardized on a large sample of students.

Usage Examples of "Exam" as a noun

• He was likely to fail his exams again.
• Routine eye exams.
• Exam results.

Associations of "Exam" (30 Words)

analyst	A psychoanalyst.
analytic	Using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole–intellectual or substantial–into its elemental parts or basic principles. Analytic statics.
analytical	Using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole–intellectual or substantial–into its elemental parts or basic principles. Analytical reasoning.
applicant	A person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job. Applicants for the degree course.
apply	Apply oneself to. I apply this rule to get good results.
assessment	The market value set on assets. Assessments of market value.
assignment	The act of putting a person into a non-elective position. The assignment of individuals to particular social positions.
breathalyzer	A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person’s expired breath.
college	The body of faculty and students of a college. I m at college studying graphic design.
contest	An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. A contest between traditional and liberal views.
demographic	Of or relating to demography. The drink is popular with a young demographic.
duty	The measure of an engine’s effectiveness in units of work done per unit of fuel. Juliet reported for duty.
entitle	Give (something) a particular title. Employees are normally entitled to redundancy pay.
essay	Make an effort or attempt. A misjudged essay in job preservation.
exempt	Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to. A beauty somehow exempt from the aging process.
experimental	Based on experience as opposed to authority or conjecture. Experimental music.
flunk	Fail to get a passing grade. Tip flunked out of Caltech and moved back home.
homework	Work or study done in preparation for an event or situation. He always helps his daughter with her homework.
inquiry	An official investigation. New areas of inquiry emerged in the course of the conference.
lesson	An experience or event that serves as a warning or encouragement. He did the lesson for today.
matriculate	A person who has matriculated. The arms have been matriculated by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Edinburgh.
matriculation	An examination to qualify for enrolment at a college or university. Matriculation requirements.
ordeal	A very unpleasant and prolonged experience. Ordeal by fire.
probe	Examine physically with or as if with a probe. There was a congressional probe into the scandal.
proctor	Someone who supervises (an examination. 18 of the faculty reported that graduate assistants frequently proctored exams.
qualify	Add a modifier to a constituent. A pensioner who does not qualify for income support.
question	Pose a question. Her loyalty is really beyond question.
quiz	Give (a student or class) an informal written test or examination. We got quizzed on French irregular verbs.
semester	A half-year term in a school or university, especially in North America, typically lasting for fifteen to eighteen weeks. The opening week of Harvard s autumn semester.
test	Show a certain characteristic when tested. Researchers developed a test for the virus.