first attempt
Opening effort made
A first attempt is an initial try at something, before any adjustments or refinements.
The phrase acknowledges that success often requires multiple efforts: My first attempt at sourdough was a disaster.
It implies both the possibility of failure and the intention to try again.
- debutFirst public appearance
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- trial runPreliminary test attempt
dry run · test drive · rookie · beginner · initial · opening · start · launch · untested · raw · fresh · novice · beginner's luck · tentative · stumble · learning · learning curve · practice
- getting startedgetting started, start, begin, basics, introduction
- trying things outtesting, experimenting, trialing, tryout, trial run
- firstsinitial, beginning, start, opening, original
- experimentationexperimentation, experimenting, trial run, test run, guess and check
- trial runstest, trial run, test run, dry run, tryout
- Unprovenunproven, untried, unverified, unconfirmed, unvalidated
refinement/polish
first attemptfinal version
Completed, approved iteration
finished product · finished article · master copy · masterwork · second draft
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