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experiment - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | experiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigation, test |
| Synonyms: | agreement, analysis, assay, attempt, check, dissection, dry run*, enterprise, essay, examination, exercise, fling*, measure, observation, operation, practice, probe, procedure, proof, quiz, rehearsal, research, scrutiny, search, speculation, study, trial, trial and error*, trial run*, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, verification, R and D, experimentation, research and development, try-on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | experiment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate, test |
| Synonyms: | analyze, assay, diagnose, examine, explore, mess around*, probe, prove, research, sample, scrutinize, search, speculate, study, try, try on, venture, verify, weigh, fool with, futz around, play around with, practice with, put to the test, shake down*, try on for size, try out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acid test |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critical test |
| Synonyms: | analysis, experiment, proof, proving ground, substantiation, trial, verification, conclusive test, crucial test, decisive test, definitive test, genuineness, sure test, test of value |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | try, effort |
| Synonyms: | all one's got, attack, bid*, crack*, dry run*, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header, lick*, one's all, one's darnedest, one's level best, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, whack*, workout |
| Antonyms: | certainty, laziness, success |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
| Synonyms: | aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | proceeding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undertaking, course of action |
| Synonyms: | act, action, adventure, casualty, circumstance, come off, deed, exercise, experiment, happening, incident, maneuver, measure, move, movement, occurrence, operation, performance, procedure, process, step, transaction, venture, go-down, goings-on |
| Main Entry: | prove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish facts; put to a test |
| Synonyms: | affirm, analyze, ascertain, assay, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, certify, check, confirm, convince, corroborate, declare, demonstrate, determine, document, end up, evidence, evince, examine, experiment, explain, find, fix, justify, manifest, pan out*, result, settle, show, substantiate, sustain, test, testify, trial, try, turn out, uphold, validate, verify, warrant, witness, add up, have a case, make evident, show clearly, show once and for all |
| Antonyms: | discredit, disprove, theorize, hypothesize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rehearsal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preparation for performance |
| Synonyms: | call, description, drill, dry run*, experiment, practice, reading, recital, recitation, relation, shakedown*, trial balloon*, tryout, workout, going-over, practice session, prep, readying, recounting, rehearsing, retelling, run-through, test flight, trial performance |
| Antonyms: | cold turkey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rehearse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare for performance |
| Synonyms: | act, depict, describe, do over, drill, dry run*, experiment, go over, go through, hold a reading, hone, iterate, learn one's part, narrate, practice, ready, recapitulate, recite, recount, reenact, reiterate, relate, repeat, review, run lines, run through, study, take from the top, tell, test, train, try out, tune up, walk through, warm up, work out |
| Antonyms: | go cold turkey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | research |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine, study |
| Synonyms: | analyze, consult, experiment, explore, inquire, investigate, look into, look up, probe, scrutinize, do tests, play around with, read up on |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | sample |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | taste, try |
| Synonyms: | examine, experience, experiment, inspect, partake, savor, sip, test |
| Main Entry: | test |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination, quiz |
| Synonyms: | analysis, approval, assessment, attempt, check, confirmation, countdown, criterion, dry run*, elimination, essay, evaluation, experiment, final, fling*, go*, inquest, inquiry, inspection, investigation, lick*, oral*, ordeal, preliminary, probation, proof, questionnaire, scrutiny, search, shibboleth, standard, substantiation, touchstone*, trial, trial and error*, trial run, try, tryout, verification, yardstick*, blue book, catechism, comp, corroboration, exam, pop quiz, probing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | test |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine, quiz |
| Synonyms: | analyze, assay, assess, check, confirm, demonstrate, experiment, inquire, investigate, look into, prove, question, substantiate, try, try on, validate, verify, experimentalize, give a tryout, make a trial run, match up, prove out, put to the test, run idea by someone, run it up a flagpole, see how it flies, see how wind blows, send up a balloon, shake down*, stack up, try on for size, try out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | try on/try out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate, test |
| Synonyms: | appraise, audition, check out, demonstrate, experiment, fit, inspect, practice, probe, prove, sample, scrutinize, taste, wear, give a try, have a dry run, have a fitting, put into practice, put to the test, try for size |
| Antonyms: | abstain |
| Main Entry: | undertaking |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | endeavor, attempt |
| Synonyms: | adventure, affair, business, deal, effort, engagement, enterprise, essay, experiment, game, happening, hassle, hazard, job, move, operation, outfit, play, project, proposition, pursuit, shop, striving, struggle, task, thing*, trial, try, venture, work, what one is into |
| Antonyms: | abstention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gamble, attempt |
| Synonyms: | adventure, baby*, chance, deal, endeavor, enterprise, essay, experiment, exploit, feat*, hazard, investment, jeopardy, peril, project, proposition, pursuit, risk, setup, shot*, speculation, stab*, stake, test, thing*, trial, undertaking, wager, header, pet project, spec |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
| Synonyms: | advance, assay, attempt, bet, brave, challenge, chance, dare, dare say, defy, endanger, essay, experiment, expose, feel, front*, gamble, get down*, go out on a limb, grope, have a fling at, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, make a stab at, make bold, operate, play for, play the market, presume, put in jeopardy, put up*, risk, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a crack at*, take a flyer, take a plunge, try, try out, volunteer, wager |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | test case |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | representative occurrence |
| Synonyms: | acid test, experiment, precedent, crucial test, first case, first occurrence |
| Main Entry: | trial and error |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | experimental approach |
| Synonyms: | analysis, examination, experiment, hit or miss, probe, research, study, test, R and D, cut and try, hit and miss, research and development, tentation |
| Main Entry: | try on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate |
| Synonyms: | appraise, audition, check out, demonstrate, experiment, fit, inspect, practice, probe, prove, sample, scrutinize, taste, test, wear, try out |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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