experiment

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt also -ˈspir-\
- /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt also -ˈspir-\

Definitions of experiment word

noun experiment Perform a scientific procedure, esp. in a laboratory, to determine something. 1
noun experiment scientific 1
noun experiment test 1
noun experiment attempt, trial 1
intransitive verb experiment scientifically 1
intransitive verb experiment try different things 1

See all 25 definitions of experiment

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Parts of speech for Experiment

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Experiment

experiment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for experiment

noun experiment

trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
research — to make researches; investigate carefully.
tryout — a trial or test to ascertain fitness for some purpose.
investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.

verb experiment

try out — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
examine — Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
diagnose — If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.

All 56 Synonyms of experiment

Antonyms for experiment

noun experiment

abstention — Abstention is a formal act of not voting either for or against a proposal.
idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
inaction — absence of action; idleness.
neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

verb experiment

abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

All 9 Antonyms of experiment

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