Developmental
Developmental adjective - Made or done as an experiment.
Usage example: developmental weaponry that is classified as top secret by the Pentagon
Exploratory and developmental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exploratory" instead an adjective "Developmental".
Nearby Words: develop, development
Exploratory
Exploratory adjective - Serving in or intended for exploration or discovery.
Developmental and exploratory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Developmental" instead an adjective "Exploratory".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trial and developmental
- trial and exploratory
- preliminary and developmental
- preliminary and exploratory
- test and developmental
- test and exploratory
- untried and developmental
- untried and exploratory
- experimental and developmental
- experimental and exploratory
- speculative and developmental
- speculative and exploratory
- pilot and developmental
- pilot and exploratory
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