exploratory Synonyms

explorative searching sample research provisional probing probationary prior preparatory preliminary prefatory precursory sent ahead speculative tentative untried investigatory investigational fact-finding explorational unexploratory unexplorative avant-garde trial testing test preceding pilot examining empirical disquisitive curious courageous conjectural bold attemptable analytical analytic advance expeditionary experimental original opening investigative introductory inspectorial inquisitive initial hypothetical heuristic