tried

adjective

ˈtrīd 

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

Synonyms

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

Examples of tried in a Sentence

a tried and trusted friend

a tried method for catching sport fish

Recent Examples on the Web

As great swaths of Los Angeles are destroyed from multiple wildfires and harsh winds, the 45th and soon to be 47th POTUS made his tried and true tactic of taking to social media to find someone to blame — in this case, Trump’s old West Coast nemesis California Gov. Gavin Newsom. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025

In this holiday romance, Maggie and Archer both discover there is merit in preserving the tried and true while making room for new ideas and methods to bring people together and help make dreams come true. —EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024

But a tried and tested strategy is not a one-size-fits-all. —Angela Lei, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024

But there was another in-game coaching adjustment that worked well, only this change was far from tried and true. —Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tried

• don't knock it until you've tried it
• tried-and-true
• tried his level best
• well-tried

Kids Definition

tried

1 of 2

ˈtrīd

past and past participle of try

tried

2 of 2 adjective

: found good, faithful, or trustworthy through experience or testing

a tried recipe