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experimental

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of experimental

1 made or done as an experiment

  • an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia
Synonyms of experimental

developmental, pilot, trial
Words Related to experimental

exploratory, investigative, probative

preliminary, preparatory, provisional, temporary, tentative

conjectural, hypothetical, speculative, theoretical (also theoretic)

untested, untried

unproved, unproven
Near Antonyms of experimental

accepted, established, standard

tested, tried

advanced, developed

proved, proven

conclusive, decisive, definitive, final, permanent

2 based on observation or experience

  • asserted that experimental knowledge is vastly superior to idle speculation and theorizing
Synonyms of experimental

empirical (also empiric), existential, experiential, objective, observational
Words Related to experimental

actual, factual, genuine, hard, material, real

accepted, established, tried, tried-and-true

indisputable, undeniable

demonstrable, provable, verifiable
Near Antonyms of experimental

conjectural, hypothetical, speculative

unproven, unsubstantiated

metaphysical, transcendentalist, visionary
Antonyms of experimental

nonempirical, theoretical (also theoretic), unempirical

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