Synonyms for experiment
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Noun
1. Attempt
test, try, attempt, trial, investigation, venture, assay, undertaking, examination, proof
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Definitions
- n. 1
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
carry out some experiments
Related words
- Word family
- experimental experimentation
Forms
- Plural
- experiments → tests, attempts, trials, investigations…
Example sentences
- trial Some believed Nixon should have been put on trial.
- attempt He failed in his attempt to swim across the river.
- investigation They were pioneers in the investigation of cancer.
- venture I can’t venture out alone at night due to my age.
- experimentation She encourages experimentation in every project.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| experiment | falling | |
| trial | falling | |
| attempt | steady | |
| investigation | falling | |
| venture | steady | |
| experimentation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- try1
- 4 letters
- test1
- 5 letters
- trial2, proof1, assay2
- 7 letters
- attempt2, venture2
- 10 letters
- empiricism5
- 11 letters
- examination5, undertaking4
- 13 letters
- investigation5
- 15 letters
- experimentation6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trial2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- expérience
- Italiano
- esperienza
- Español
- experiencia
- Deutsch
- Erfahrung
- Català
- experiència