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gantlet

gantlet

8.9
A series of difficult tests or challenges someone must go through
  • noun
  • /ˈɡæntlə/
  • Informal
translation icon : calvario
  • To graduate, the students had to run the gantlet of rigorous exams and projects that tested their knowledge.
  • run the gantlet

Examples

  • The team had to run the gantlet of interviews before landing the project.

  • She survived the gantlet of tough questions during the interview process.

  • After moving to a new city, he faced the gantlet of finding a job and a place to live.

  • The contestants must run the gantlet of difficult challenges to win the competition.

  • She faced a difficult gantlet of tests to get into medical school.

  • Every new employee must complete the gantlet of training sessions designed to prepare them for the workplace challenges.

  • Facing a gantlet of interviews and assessments, she proved her resilience and determination to secure the job.

Antonyms

ease
304 1.0

A state of comfort and freedom from worry

simplicity
63 1.7

Being easy to understand and not complicated

How Difficult

ordeal
137 4.8
gantlet
  • Informal
8.9
trial
87 3.5
challenge
∞ 3.1
test
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

gantlet singular
gantlets plural

Etymology

Gantlet as a series of difficulties comes from the punishment meaning of running between two lines of people; that is why today a gantlet can mean a hard chain of tests or problems someone must go through.