Synonyms and related words :
R and D, approach, assay, attempt, bid, control, control experiment, controlled experiment, crack, cut and try, effort, empiricism, endeavor, essay, experiment, experimental design, experimental method, experimental proof, experimentalism, experimentation, fling, gambit, go, hit and miss, lick, move, noble experiment, offer, pragmatism, research and development, rule of thumb, shot, stab, step, stroke, strong bid, tentative, tentative method, tentativeness, test, testing, trial, trial run, try, trying, undertaking, whack