Synonyms for tried and true

Most common

tried · time-tested · proven · reliable · time-tried · tried and tested · tried and trusted

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Adjective

Antonyms

untested, untried

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.

   He liked to stick to tried and true methods in his garden.

Example sentences

• tried The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
• proven I guess that I've already proven I'm not too smart.
• reliable I wonder whether Tom and Mary are really reliable.

By length

5 letters

tried¹

6 letters

proven²

8 letters

reliable⁴

10 letters

dependable⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (proven² = 2 syllables).