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. Jodie Moffat:

   But the sample sizes, particularly for some cancer types, have been very small and so it needs to be tested in a much larger sample, and with longer follow up of patients not testing positive with the blood test to understand where it is missing cancers, based on the evidence we have seen, the test is not currently that good at picking up stage I cancer, where it is small and hasn't spread to other parts of the body.

2. Farhang Nabiei:

   But there are over 480 meteorites classified as ureilites, our next step is to analyze other ureilite sample and see how they fit into this big picture.

3. Justin Wang:

   It's hard to imagine something more hostile to life than an ultra-acidic volcanic lake with frequent eruptions, the low biodiversity coupled with numerous adaptations and metabolisms in our sample suggests the lake hosts highly specialized microbes for this kind of environment.

4. Christine Matthews:

   One other thing to note about Kasich is that Ohio voters really like him and, unlike other situations where home-state residents aren't thrilled their governor is or may run for president, it seems Ohio voters like the idea of him as president, ohio is a decent part of a national sample — and Kasich will draw outsize support there.

5. Ronald Ballouz:

   The returned sample and further observational analysis of the surface of both asteroids will help us get a clearer idea of the shared history of these two asteroids, and which of these scenarios might be more favorable.

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