Antonyms for sample
ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm-sam·ple

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1. samplenoun

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example

2. samplenoun

   To make or show something similar to; to match.

   I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss. -Woodward.

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example

3. samplenoun

   To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wool, cloth.

   ...it is possible it [the Anglo-Saxon race] might stand second to the Scandinavian countries [in average height] if a fair sample of their population were obtained. Francis Galton et al. (1883). Final Report of the Anthropometric Committee, Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 269.

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example

4. samplenoun

   To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

   Synonyms:
   example, specimen

5. samplenoun

   To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new song.

   Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed. -Fairfax.

   Synonyms:
   example, specimen

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1. sample

   A sample is a portion taken at random out of a quantity supposed to be homogeneous, so that the qualities found in the sample may reasonably be expected to be found in the whole; as, a sample of sugar; a sample of cloth. A specimen is one unit of a series, or a fragment of a mass, all of which is supposed to possess the same essential qualities; as, a specimen of coinage, or of architecture, or a specimen of quartz. No other unit or portion may be exactly like the specimen, while all the rest is supposed to be exactly like the sample. An instance is a sample or specimen of action. Compare EXAMPLE.

   Antonyms:
   abnormality, aggregate, exception, monstrosity, total, whole

   Synonyms:
   case, example, exemplification, illustration, instance, specimen

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1. sample

   Antonyms:
   exception, deviation, abnormity, monstrosity, variety, nondescript, hybrid, nonsuch

   Synonyms:
   specimen, pattern, illustration, case, exemplification, scantling

Matched Categories

1. • Distribution
   • Example
   • Ingest
   • Statistics

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1. samplenoun

   a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

   Synonyms:
   sampling, sample distribution

2. sample distribution, sample, samplingnoun

   items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

   Synonyms:
   sampling, sample distribution

3. sampleverb

   all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

   Synonyms:
   sampling, sample distribution

4. sample, try, try out, tasteverb

   take a sample of

   "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, examine, stress, adjudicate, strain, audition, essay, seek, savour, assay, taste, try, prove, test, try on, smack, hear, experiment, try out, judge, render, savor

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1. samplenoun

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example, illustration, exemplification, instance, pattern

How to use sample in a sentence?

1. Dante Lauretta:

   We are working to keep up with our own success here, and my job is to safely return as large a sample of Bennu as possible, the loss of mass is of concern to me, so I'm strongly encouraging the team to stow this precious sample as quickly as possible.

2. Navneet Marwaha:

   They (Abbott) are saying 'show us the sample so we can see whether it is genuine.' They have not been provided with the sample.

3. Melanie Bailey:

   And our method of analysis is so quick - it literally takes two minutes to analyze a fingerprint sample.

4. Maya Rudolph:

   Look, if Dr. Fauci says a vaccine is good, I will be the first in line like it's an Anne Taylor sample sale, but if President Trump says it's safe, I will throw that vaccine in the trash like last week's shrimp pad thai.

5. Brad Jolliff:

   It is the perfect sample to close a 2-billion-year gap.

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