experimented
Conducted some trials
Experimented is the past tense of experiment—to test something through trial or investigation.
Scientists experiment with new compounds; teenagers experiment with drugs or sexuality.
The word suggests deliberate exploration rather than accident: We experimented with different spices until we found the right combination.
She experimented with her hair color throughout college.
Made an attempt
- exploredExamined by traveling through
- attemptedTried but unconfirmed success
- venturedUndertook despite uncertainty
- dabbledEngaged superficially with
tinkered · played · tested · sampled · investigated · probed · delved · piloted
Testable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- controlsOperates or regulates
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
empirical · data · analysis · tested · validated · replicated · quantitative · qualitative
First functional specimen
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- innovatedCreated something original
- pioneeredOriginated or developed first
- inventedCreated something new
devised · crafted · designed · iterated · refined · reworked · adapted · customized
Sudden important advance
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
- findingConclusion from investigation
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
serendipity · insight · detected · unearthed · identified · observed · realized · stumbled
tried
Made an attempt
- exploredExamined by traveling through
- attemptedTried but unconfirmed success
- venturedUndertook despite uncertainty
dabbled · tinkered · played · tested · sampled · investigated · probed · delved · piloted · toyed
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- controlsOperates or regulates
laboratory · empirical · data · analysis · tested · validated · replicated · quantitative · qualitative · statistical
prototype
First functional specimen
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- innovatedCreated something original
- pioneeredOriginated or developed first
invented · devised · crafted · designed · iterated · refined · reworked · adapted · customized · mixed
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
- findingConclusion from investigation
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
revelation · serendipity · insight · detected · unearthed · identified · observed · realized · stumbled · chanced
experimentedassumed
Taken as true
took for granted · guessed · presumed · supposed · speculated
- science experimentMethodical investigation testing hypotheses
- experimental artInnovative, non-traditional creative work
- experimental stagePeriod of initial testing
- social experimentStaged scenario studying reactions
- experimental methodControlled testing for knowledge
- experimental treatmentUnproven medical procedure being tested
experiment, experimental, experiments, experimenting, experimentation