TRIES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

tries 1 of 2

verb

Definition of tries next

present tense third-person singular of try

as in stretches

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

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as in attempts

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

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tries

2 of 2

noun

plural of try

as in goes

an effort to do or accomplish something was granted another try at the field goal

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Recent Examples of tries

Verb

Justice Kagan has sometimes been viewed as a strategist rather than a polemicist, who tries to forge agreements with the Court’s more moderate conservative members. —

Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 Police say Suleiman was referred in 2020 to the government’s Prevent program, which tries to steer individuals away from extremism. —

ABC News, 1 May 2026 Police said Suleiman was referred in 2020 to the government’s Prevent program, which tries to steer individuals away from extremism. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Neal Thompson, 23, who tries to play golf once a week and at least monthly at WP9, noticed a problem about a month ago. —

Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 But Varland’s received all the save chances, converting tries Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. —

Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Though Mal tries to convince him that Ohm has returned home to America, Ohm is able to ring the honeymoon-suite bell and lure his friend upstairs. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026 Unitree's approach tries to merge both. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 But no matter how tightly Mama tries to wrap me in duty, my mind drifts, as do my eyes, over Lord Stockton's shoulders and around the room. —

Danielle Parker, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Noun

The Wild won a playoff series for the first time in 10 tries since 2015. —

ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 The defense sealed the Gators’ win, just the second in 10 tries during a series tilted lately in the Seminoles’ favor. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026 Then their penalty kill was beaten for the first time in 10 tries when MacKinnon lined home a slap shot in from the center of the left circle 16 seconds after Kings defenseman Brian Dumoulin was sent off for interference. —

Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Block collisions need to be balanced with efficient play-arounds to create more tackle tries. —

The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026 Others are giving him his flowers for being the organization’s winningest coach, including securing four NBA championships in six tries while leading what will go down as one of the greatest basketball dynasties of the modern era, maybe ever. —

Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Other ones, especially the baking ones, took so many tries. —

Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 There had been doubt over the 2026 launch following the second failure of the H3 in seven tries in December 2025, but the issue was soon isolated as a payload fairing separation anomaly, clearing the way for MMX to proceed. —

Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The duck confit and salmon tagine are must-tries, and the candlelit atmosphere pairs perfectly with excellent cocktails. —

Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026

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Verb

Noriega, the analyst, said that the amount companies are paying to cross the Panama Canal may continue to go up if the conflict stretches on, as oil prices are already skyrocketing.

— Alma Solís, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Announced Tuesday, the official feature competition includes 11 films, with France again playing an outsized role — six of the titles are French productions or co-productions — even as the selection stretches across Asia and the Americas.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026