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exploratory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of exploratory

done or created to find something or to learn more about something

exploratory drilling for oil

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of exploratory

investigative, probative

developmental, experimental, pilot, trial

preliminary, preparatory, provisional, temporary, tentative

conjectural, hypothetical, speculative, theoretical (also theoretic)

untested, untried

unproved, unproven

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of exploratory

accepted, established, standard

advanced, developed

conclusive, decisive, definitive, final, permanent

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