Synonyms for experiment
ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt; -ˌmɛntex·per·i·ment

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1. experiment

   Synonyms:
   trial, illustration, test, exemplification

   Antonyms:
   conjecture, assumption, hypothesis

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1. experiment, experimentationnoun

   the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

   Synonyms:
   experimentation

2. experiment, experimentationnoun

   the testing of an idea

   "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

   Synonyms:
   experimentation

3. experimentverb

   a venture at something new or different

   "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"

   Synonyms:
   experimentation

4. experimentverb

   to conduct a test or investigation

   "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"

   Synonyms:
   try out

5. experiment, try outverb

   try something new, as in order to gain experience

   "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

   Synonyms:
   test, examine, audition, taste, essay, try, sample, try out, prove

Matched Categories

1. • Inquiry
   • Scientific Research

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1. experimentnoun

   Synonyms:
   trial, test, examination, assay, proof, touchstone, ordeal

2. experimentverb

   Synonyms:
   make experiment, make trial

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1. experimentnoun

   Synonyms:
   test, trial

   Associated words:
   empiric, empirical, empiricism, empiristic, tentation

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1. List of paraphrases for "experiment":

   experience, experimentation, experiences, experimental, pilot, test, testing, experiments, trial

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1. Rachel Sachs:

   House Democrats feel as if they're really able to experiment.

2. Cassandra Crifasi:

   It was a nice natural experiment that Connecticut passed a law and Missouri repealed, because we could see pre- and post- what the impact of the laws are.

3. Maria Montessori:

   What is a scientist? We give the name scientist to the type of man who has felt experiment to be a means guiding him to search out the deep truth of life, to lift a veil from its fascinating secrets, and who, in this pursuit, has felt arising within him a love for the mysteries of nature, so passionate as to annihilate the thought of himself.

4. Didier Toubia:

   In space, we dont have 10,000 or 15,000 liters of water available to produce 1kg of beef, this joint experiment marks a significant first step toward achieving our vision to ensure food security for generations to come while preserving our natural resources.

5. Tucker Andersen:

   This is an issue where there is no disagreement on the board. You want a policy which keeps students safe. You don't want them to experiment with all this sort of stuff, you want to get the message out loud and clear that nobody in a position of authority is in favor of addictive and dangerous substances, but that doesn't mean you have to close your eyes to that it's going to occur anyway.