Synonyms of experiment

experiment

noun

ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt 

as in test

a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty

Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• test
• experimentation
• trial
• try
• essay
• effort
• attempt
• practice
• exercise
• trial and error
• rehearsal
• workout
• ordeal
• crucible
• dry run
• tryout
• shakedown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of experiment

But University of South Dakota researchers in 2023 published the results of an experiment — using blood capsules with an artificial skin — that demonstrated bedbugs could acquire MRSA during one feeding and spread it during a later one. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Positrons themselves are an active subject of fundamental physics research, including experiments that have recently observed wave behavior in positronium. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Seen together, the trilogy charts both a personal coming-of-age and a generational coming-to-grips with aging that, even when compared against similar serialized documentary experiments like Michael Apted’s 7 Up installments, feels wholly unique. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

What that experiment has taught me is that the speaker itself is almost irrelevant. — New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026