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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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

In a statement released Thursday morning, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Teri Barbera said the 18-year-old man had been shot in the torso, and the deputies tried to treat him until Palm Beach County Fire Rescue arrived. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 The Giants have tried their best over these last few years to fill the massive void on nights Kruk can’t make the booth. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tried

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Adjective

Aside from consistent, reliable bed-to-feed patterns, the major benefit of early-season deer hunting is a lack of hunting pressure.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Although sustainable aviation fuel is very small segment of the market, European mandates may drive airlines to seek out reliable sources in the near future.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of reliable

Verb

Although engineers successfully tested the revolutionary reactor, the project was ultimately canceled in 1964 as ballistic missiles emerged as a more practical, and less environmentally catastrophic alternative.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Following meetings and auditions over the last couple months, sources say a small group of actors tested after the July 4 holiday.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tested

Verb

The victim's wife spotted them on their home security system and attempted to call him, but the phone was in the suspects' possession.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Glasner said the Innocence Project spent years conducting its own investigation before filing the petition and first attempted to work with the district attorney’s office rather than immediately seek relief in court.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of attempted

Adjective

The findings from the 2017 eclipse suggested another explanation, known as the diffraction-interference, might be responsible for shadow bands.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Tether defends the short delay as a necessary trade-off for responsible responsiveness in a large ecosystem, rejecting claims of a loophole.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of responsible

Verb

His empire stretched across some of the world’s most exclusive retail districts, from Madison Avenue in New York to Bond Street in London and Canton Road in Hong Kong.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Local budgets are stretched, the argument goes, and spending millions to defend against the worst hour of the year looks like overbuilding when schools and roads need money today.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretched

Verb

In the most part, IEEFA's Williams-Derry said oil companies have sought to stockpile cash reserves and pay down debt to improve their balance sheets.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
The group sought to prove its point again Sunday by partnering with Nida Abu Baker, whose father was sentenced in 2009 for coleading a Texas charity that bankrolled terrorists.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of sought

Adjective

For the mostly Hispanic agriculture and food processing workers, the data center boom hasn’t been all good.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Villa’s recent warm-up defeat to Bayern Munich, though a 2-1 loss, will have offered a useful gauge of what facing elite opposition demands and should stand them in good stead for the level of intensity this game in Salzburg will require.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of good

Verb

Five days before the deadline, the Digital Omnibus pushed them to December 2027.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In Congress, Republicans aimed at Fauci more frequently and pushed the unproven theory that the coronavirus was created at a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spreading from animal to human, as Fauci believed.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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