trial and errornoun [ U ]
uk/ˌtraɪəl ənd ˈer.ər/us/ˌtraɪəl ənd ˈer.ɚ/C2 a way of achieving an aim or solving a problem by trying a number of different methods and learning from the mistakes that you make:
There's no instant way of finding a cure - it's just a process of trial and error.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Effort and expending energy
- apply
- assiduous
- be running on empty idiom
- bust a gut idiom
- concentrated
- conscientious
- fight
- jump
- mightily
- mind
- overcompensate
- pains
- painstaking
- painstakingly
- shot
- slog
- slugger
- strenuous
- thirsty work
- work up sth
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