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EXPERIMENTAL Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word experimental. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word experimental. (close relations)

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avant-garde
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

adjective satellite

• radically new or original

conjectural
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

creative
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having the ability or power to create

adjective satellite

• promoting construction or creation

empirical
adjectiveadj
adjective

• derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

• relying on medical quackery

experiential
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or resulting from experience

adjective satellite

• derived from experience or the experience of existence

exploratory
adjectiveadj
adjective

• serving in or intended for exploration or discovery

hypothetical
adjectiveadj
noun

• a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

adjective satellite

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

innovative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

• being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

inventive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

investigative
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• designed to find information or ascertain facts

pilot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

• a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

• a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

• small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

verb

• operate an airplane

• act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

probing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

provisional
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

research
verb, nounv, n
noun

• systematic investigation to establish facts

• a search for knowledge

verb

• attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

• inquire into

speculative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

tentative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

• unsettled in mind or opinion

test
verb, nounv, n
noun

• trying something to find out about it

• any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• the act of undergoing testing

• the act of testing something

• a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

verb

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• show a certain characteristic when tested

• achieve a certain score or rating on a test

• determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

• undergo a test

trial
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of testing something

• trying something to find out about it

• the act of undergoing testing

• (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

• (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

• an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

data-based
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• relying on observation or experiment

observational
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relying on observation or experiment

Alternatives for AVANT-GARDE

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