TENTATIVES Synonyms

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

• a notable achievement

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• attempt by employing effort

• the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

• the testing of an idea

• a venture at something new or different

• to conduct a test or investigation

• try something new, as in order to gain experience

• 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

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• the trade of a funeral director

• any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

• an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

• a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

• proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• put at risk