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. Lev Nachman:

   Xi's call to Hong Kong as One Country, Two Systems experiment I think shows what an ideal' unification' looks like from Beijing's perspective : put Taiwan in a position that allows some autonomy still, but slowly erode it until it is retaken completely, xi would like Taiwanese people to see themselves as in the same position as Hong Kong, which they do not.

2. Ioannis Ieropoulos:

   One microbial fuel cell costs about 1 pound ($2) to make, and we think that a small unit like the demo we have mocked up for this experiment could cost as little as 600 pounds to set up, which is a significant bonus as this technology is, in theory, everlasting.

3. Thomas Jefferson:

   I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.

4. George Santayana:

   Happiness is the only sanction of life where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.

5. John Dewey:

   There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication.... Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing.