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Definition of tried : 1. imp. & p. p. of Try.
2. of Try
3. Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend.

Synonyms:

time-tested, dependable, tried and true, well-tried, used, reliable, certified, approved

assayed, tested, determined, proved, experimented, investigated, verified, proven, probed, researched, analyzed, benchmarked, checked

avenged, burdened, keelhauled, confined, chastised, crucified, agonized, distressed, executed, persecuted, tortured, fined, chastened, penalized, imprisoned, corrected, reprised, castigated, incarcerated, lambasted, pilloried, punished, sentenced, judged, afflicted, disciplined, anguished

endeavored, chosen, schemed, intended, proposed, meant, considered, planned, expected, aimed, wished

Usage examples:

• She told him how hard she had tried to get him off; how hard his friends had tried. - "Frank of Freedom Hill", Samuel A. Derieux.
• I tried to give up the thought. - "Who Goes There?", Blackwood Ketcham Benson.
• She tried to keep it from him. - "The Portion of Labor", Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.