tried

2.0

Known to work well because people have used it before

adjective
/traɪd/

: comprobado

The recipe you provided is tried and true; everyone loves it!

OK, this is tried out, tried and true.

Examples

This method is well-known and has been tried and tested over many years.
We prefer to use tried and reliable brands for our project.
OK, this is tried out, tried and true.

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Synonyms

reliable

vstried

358 2.7

Able to be trusted to do what is expected

is proven by past use rather than general consistent trustworthiness

tried and true

vstried

Informal

15 3.4

Known to work well because people used it before

means dependable by experience but less formal than some terms

go-to

vstried

Informal

7 4.1

A person or thing people trust and choose first for a certain need

is proven reliable by experience, not necessarily chosen as first option

time-tested

vstried

6 3.8

Proven to work well for a long time

is proven reliable by experience but not necessarily over long periods

tried and tested

vstried

3 3.6

Often used for a long time because it works well

is established by experience but without focusing on long history

proven

vstried

1 3.2

Shown by facts to be true and to work well

is shown by experience specifically rather than only by formal evidence

time-tried

vstried

6.3

Has worked well for many years

is reliable by experience but may not stress duration

well-tried

vstried

3.8

Works well after many tests

is proven by experience but not necessarily tested thoroughly

tested

vstried

2.5

Shown to work well after people try or use it

is shown to work but may not imply long proven history

Idioms

tried and true

Informal

15 3.4

Known to work well because people used it before

tried and tested

3 3.6

Often used for a long time because it works well

Compounds

time-tried advice

4.2

Helpful ideas that have worked for many people over a long time

time-tried

6.3

Has worked well for many years

How Reliable

trustworthy

88 2.1

reliable

358 2.7

tried

2.0

unproven

28 4.9

untested

28 4.6

Surface Forms

tried positive

Morphology

tried = try (transparent) = try + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'try' using the productive suffix '-ed', so the meaning 'tested/proven' is directly inferable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word tried comes from the verb try, which means 'to test' or 'prove', as you can see in the related word trial. So a 'tried' method or person is one that has been tested and shown to work or be reliable.