tried

tried

adjective \ˈtrīd\

Definition of TRIED

1

: found good, faithful, or trustworthy through experience or testing <a tried recipe>

2

: subjected to trials or distress <a kind but much-tried father>

Examples of TRIED

1. a tried and trusted friend
2. <a tried method for catching sport fish>

Origin of TRIED

Middle English, from past participle of trien to try, test

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TRIED

Synonyms

calculable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, solid, steady, sure, dependable, tried-and-true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

Antonyms

dodgy [chiefly British], uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsafe, untrustworthy

Related Words

constant, devoted, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, true-blue; honest, sincere, single-minded; infallible, unerring; bedrock, firm, sound, strong; effective, telling; attested, authenticated, confirmed, proven, valid, validated, verified; blameless, faultless, guiltless, impeccable, inerrant, irreproachable, unimpeachable, unquestionable

Near Antonyms

disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue; deceitful, dishonest, lying, mendacious, untruthful; debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, fishy, problematic (also problematical), questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, uncertain, unsound; hazardous, risky; unconfirmed, untried

Rhymes with TRIED

bide, bride, chide, eyed, fried, glide, guide, hide, pied, pride, ride, side, slide, snide, stride, thighed, tide, wide