TRIED Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

tried 1 of 2

adjective

ˈtrīd

Definition of tried

as in reliable

worthy of one's trust a tried method for catching sport fish

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tried

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verb

past tense of try

as in tested

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress you're trying my patience

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as in attempted

to make an effort to do try to unlock the door will try to call later tonight

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Recent Examples of tried

Adjective

Below, shop more cat-eye sunglasses inspired by Meghan Markle’s tried and true Le Specs pair, all at Amazon. — Claire West, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Candles are a tried and true method for keeping a strong counter scent wafting through the bathroom. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

Verb

Inside, a pilot and promising young co-pilot desperately tried to avert disaster for all on board, including a couple with two young children, a family caregiver and two others – all en route from Texas to the Bahamas. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026 Teacher tried to stop shooter before father arrived As Giamanco was racing toward the building, a teacher inside the school confronted the shooter in an effort to stop his progress. — Martha Bellisle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tried

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tried

Adjective

The other short edge holds a set of speaker grilles, a power button that doubles as a responsive and reliable fingerprint reader, and a trigger for Alexa.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Some of these artists genuinely intended to step aside before changing their minds years later, and others simply saw a reliable gimmick to dramatically increase ticket sales and had no actual intention of retiring.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of reliable

Verb

In Westchester County, election officials said ballot scanners were not accepting paper ballots, an issue that resulted from a program update made after polling equipment was initially prepared and tested.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Although Fraga was not on the ballot, her political influence was tested in both races.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of tested

Verb

The final payloads, tailored to the type of platform visiting, attempted to steal browser cookies and, in some cases, Wi-Fi passwords and full mobile device data.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
And in each case the president attempted to explain and justify his policies—standards Trump has routinely failed to meet.

— Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of attempted

Verb

The team sought to develop a way to deploy conventional munitions from drones without requiring soldiers to carry out field modifications or manually remove existing safety mechanisms.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Historic run for governor By April 2025 Bottoms was ready to run again—this time for governor, a position that voting rights activist Stacey Abrams had sought but lost in 2018 and 2022.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of sought

Verb

Hyperscaler stocks, though, soared, with traders betting they will be forced to rein in the rapid spending that has pushed their free cash flow to negative territory.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Hypersonic travel and space exploration depend on materials that refuse to shatter when pushed past normal physical limits.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026