Synonyms for tried
traɪdtried

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1. tested, tried, well-triedadjective

   tested and proved useful or correct

   "a tested method"

   Synonyms:
   tested, well-tried, tried and true, time-tested

   Antonyms:
   unproved, unreliable, undependable, unproven

2. tested, time-tested, tried, tried and trueadjective

   tested and proved to be reliable

   Synonyms:
   tested, well-tried, tried and true, time-tested

   Antonyms:
   unreliable, undependable, unproven, unproved

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1. List of paraphrases for "tried":

   attempted, sought, judged, endeavoured, tempted, prosecuted, deemed, guysfelt, tested, treaty, striven, strived, considered, dabbled

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How to use tried in a sentence?

1. Andreas Krieg:

   The finances of all of this are not entirely secured. They have tried to get a lot of foreign direct investments (FDI) to realize this project.

2. Donald Trump:

   Washington has tried so hard to stop our campaign, the system is totally rigged and broken.

3. White House spokesman Eric Schultz:

   At each pass, they took a hard line. They tried to play politics. But ultimately, they were not able to back up their threats.

4. Taras Ostapchuk:

   I made a statement to the police that I tried to sink the boat as a political protest of Russian aggression, you have to choose. Either you are with Ukraine or not. You have to choose, will there be a Ukraine, or will you have a job... I don't need a job if I don't have Ukraine.

5. Henry Kissinger:

   The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. ... What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.