as in tried
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
1
as in sampled
to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
Synonyms & Similar Words
2
as in stretched
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tested
Lindsay Gutierrez,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?
—
Cj Moore,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office, which provides law enforcement services in Eagle, Star and Kuna, says it’s tested a competing AI bodycam review tool provided by security tech company Axon but decided not to use the tools.
—
Noah Daly
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tested
Adjective
The End Kidney Deaths Act finally offers a tested and reasonable solution.
—
Lindsay Gutierrez,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?
—
Cj Moore,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
Verb
San Antonio International Airport also tested a Knightscope robot.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office, which provides law enforcement services in Eagle, Star and Kuna, says it’s tested a competing AI bodycam review tool provided by security tech company Axon but decided not to use the tools.
—
Noah Daly
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Adjective
-
As John Stivale and Steven Graffam of Stivale-Graffam Home point out, relying on nature is a tried and true option for hiding almost any unsightly external features.
-
Candles are a tried and true method for keeping a strong counter scent wafting through the bathroom.
Verb
-
According to Moncur, who first sampled the ice cream during visits to Hawaii and New Zealand, the fruit-forward treat provides a refreshing and not too sweet take on the frozen dessert genre.
-
Thirty-six percent of the likely city Democratic voters Marist sampled in their June 2021 poll — when moderate Eric Adams won the primary for mayor — identified as liberal, 32% as moderate and just 16% as very liberal.
Verb
-
Utah's state forester, Jamie Barnes, told reporters that fires across the state this season had been moving in ways that had stretched Utah's firefighting capacity to its limits, with new fires beginning closer to populated areas than in previous years.
-
Minnesota led 28-16 after the first quarter, then stretched the lead to 45-29 at halftime after holding Dallas to 11-for-37 shooting with eight turnovers before the break.
Adjective
-
In a feature published today, deputy executive editor Yoni Appelbaum examines the tortured debate—inside and outside the academy—over how to tell the American story.
-
Hunter Biden is mixing it up with admirers and critics on social media, while Jill Biden is rehashing the tortured saga of the last presidential race in a new memoir.
Verb
-
The Legislative Analyst’s Office, the nonpartisan fiscal advisor for lawmakers, recently examined the increase in state spending since 2019-20, Newsom’s first full year in office.
-
The study examined how concentrated each category is by measuring the share of top 10 mentions held by the top 3 brands.
Verb
-
With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
-
During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
Adjective
-
Even as Dylan maneuvers weightier situations like romantic rejection, or the uncertainty of a new leadership position, or feeling bothered that a promising student decides to turn her back on poetry, the actress brings a sense of humanity while embracing her character’s flaws.
-
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.
Verb
-
That escalation arrives at an awkward moment for a Western bloc that looks anything but unified, with NATO strained and the EU openly hungry for sovereign AI of its own.
-
Rattled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and strained trans-Atlantic ties, European governments are reducing dependence on foreign technology.
Cite this Entry
“Tested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tested. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
