Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Essay

Nouns
  • essay, trial, endeavor, attempt
  • aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, debut
  • probation etc. (experiment) Experiment.
Verbs
  • try, essay
  • experiment etc. Experiment
  • endeavor, strive
  • tempt, attempt, make an attempt
  • venture, adventure, speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune
  • try one's fortune, try one's luck, try one's hand
  • use one's endeavor
  • feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way. try hard, push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor
  • do one's best etc. (exertion) Exertion.
Adjectives
  • essaying etc. v.
  • experimental etc. Experiment
  • tentative, empirical, probationary.
Adverbs
  • experimentally etc. adj.
  • on trial, at a venture
  • by rule of thumb. if one may be so bold.