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Synonyms for experimental
The synonym for experimental recorded in this bank is observational, in the sense "relying on observation or experiment". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for experimental
- observationaladjective, in the sense "relying on observation or experiment"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for experimental.
relying on observation or experiment
Experimental results that supported the hypothesis.
The true synonym
observational
Same sentence, swapped: Observational results that supported the hypothesis.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- provisional
- determined
- resolute
Where experimental turns up in the game
experimental is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where experimental is the trap
- tryingadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is stressful, in the sense "extremely irritating to the nerves", with experimental sitting one tile away.
- tentativeadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is doubtful, in the sense "unsettled in mind or opinion", and experimental is on the board beside it.
Play experimental
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so experimental reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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experimental carries no theme tag, so the ring starts at High Camp and widens alphabetically.
Every word is an answer somewhere and a trap somewhere else
experimental is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.