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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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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