forays
Quick exploratory ventures
Forays are brief ventures into unfamiliar territory.
Originally a foray was a quick military raid—troops would foray into enemy lands, seize what they could, and retreat.
The word now usually describes tentative explorations: her first forays into abstract painting, the company's foray into streaming.
The suggestion is of testing new ground without full commitment.
Hostile territorial penetration
- sortieArmed raid outward
- assaultViolent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
skirmish · reconnaissance · ambush · strike · advance · penetration · siege · invasion
Organized exploratory journey
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- journeyTravel from place to place
- trekArduous overland journey
safari · scouting · reconnaissance · prospecting · surveying · fieldwork · mapping · navigation
Effort to accomplish
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- ventureRisky new undertaking
sampling · exploration · test · introduction · initiation · newcomer · beginner · novice
Risky new undertaking
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- expansionIncrease in scope
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- startupNew business enterprise
entrepreneurship · speculation · acquisition · pivot · initiative · undertaking · risk-taking · dealmaking
incursion
Hostile territorial penetration
offensive · skirmish · reconnaissance · ambush · strike · advance · penetration · siege · invasion · guerrilla
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
trek · safari · scouting · reconnaissance · prospecting · surveying · fieldwork · mapping · navigation · traverse
attempt
Effort to accomplish
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
venture · sampling · exploration · test · introduction · initiation · newcomer · beginner · novice · amateur
venture
Risky new undertaking
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- expansionIncrease in scope
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
startup · entrepreneurship · speculation · acquisition · pivot · initiative · undertaking · risk-taking · dealmaking · pilot
foraysretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
withdrawals · evacuations · pullbacks · retreating · falling back
foraysabstentions
Formal refusals to vote
avoidances · inaction · holding back · refraining · passivity