Attempt
Experiment
Experiment noun - A procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty.
Usage example: Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical
Attempt is a synonym for experiment in investigation topic. You can use "Attempt" instead the word "Experiment" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| human | human attempt | human experiment |
| elaborate | elaborate attempt | elaborate experiment |
| similar | similar attempt | similar experiment |
| brief | brief attempt | brief experiment |
| Other adjectives: complete, original, initial, single, actual, real, successful, little, deliberate, new, early, twisted, ill-advised, next, bizarre, last, latest, insane, failed, earlier, previous, botched. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Umbrella Corporation in the Resident Evil franchise appears to be a generic Evil Corporation, what with its using the T-Virus to experiment and attempt to create biological weapons.
Source: Hanlon's Razor -
A sci-fi comedy comic currently running in 2000 AD, Zombo's titular character is an experiment in mixing human and zombie DNA, created in an attempt to control the sentient Deathworlds.
Source: Comic Book / Zombo - He even calls her "baby girl" Like he called Sarah and forcibly ends a firefly attempt to cure the fungus by performing a lethal experiment on Ellie.
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