| explorative | |
| experimental(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, penetrating) | |
| trial(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, basic) | |
| preliminary(adjective, new, opening, trial, basic) | |
| tentative(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, untried) | |
| investigative(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical) | |
| examining(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical) | |
| advanced | |
| analytic | |
| analytical(adjective, penetrating, searching, investigative, investigatory) | |
| investigatory | |
| provisional(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, trial) | |
| research | |
| speculative | |
| avant-garde | |
| fact-finding(adjective, penetrating, tentative, investigative, probing) | |
| heuristic | |
| inductive(adjective, opening, basic, fundamental, first) | |
| inquisitive(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical) | |
| investigational |
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