Antonyms for experiments
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : noun ik-sper-uh-muhnt; verb ek-sper-uh-ment |
Phonetic Transcription : noun ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt; verb ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt |
Definition of experiments
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French esperment "practical knowledge, cunning, enchantment; trial, proof, example, lesson," from Latin experimentum "a trial, test, proof, experiment," noun of action from experiri "to test, try" (see experience).
- noun investigation, test
- verb investigate, test
- You have barely finished your experiments, and now you're planning my ruin.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He could not resist the infringement of this rule, however, and continued his experiments.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- There was no affectation of mystery, no attempt at keeping his experiments a secret.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- He has no laboratory at home, and all his experiments were made in the drawing-room.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- The majority of the following poems are to be considered as experiments.
- Extract from : « Lyrical Ballads 1798 » by William Wordsworth
- But how does the man of science come to think of his experiments?
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Two experiments which he had previously made had failed most miserably.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The experiments and demonstrations finished, I made my report.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- For many successive months and years Palissy pursued his experiments.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- The alchemist acted on the hint, and began his experiments, working night and day.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
Synonyms for experiments
- agreement
- analysis
- analyze
- assay
- attempt
- check
- diagnose
- dissection
- dry run
- enterprise
- essay
- examination
- examine
- exercise
- experimentation
- explore
- fling
- fool with
- futz around
- measure
- mess around
- observation
- operation
- play around with
- practice
- practice with
- probe
- procedure
- proof
- prove
- put to the test
- quiz
- R and D
- rehearsal
- research
- research and development
- sample
- scrutinize
- scrutiny
- search
- shake down
- speculate
- speculation
- study
- trial
- trial and error
- trial run
- try
- try on
- try on for size
- try out
- try-on
- tryout
- undertaking
- venture
- verification
- verify
- weigh
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