Tried and Valid

Tried

Tried adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
Usage example: a tried method for catching sport fish

Valid and tried are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Valid" instead an adjective "Tried".

Nearby Words: try, trying

Valid

Valid adjective - According to the rules of logic.

Tried and valid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tried" instead an adjective "Valid".

Nearby Words: validity, validation

Both words in one sentence

  • One tried a textbook grovel-and-backstab; the other's credentials as a bully were repeated surprise attacks against an unthreatening (if valid) target.
  • Runaway Bride We were meant to root for him and not Polaris when she, naturally, went crazy and tried to kill the both of them, and yet despite this Lorna did raise the very valid point that he could have called things off before the ceremony instead of humiliating her.
    Source: Runaway Bride
  • Film / Thor His intentions are good, he had a valid point about Thor not being ready to be king, he tried to speak up for him before finding out his true heritage, and it's implied that finding out he was a Frost Giant is what drove him over the edge and really turned him against Thor.
    Source: Film / Thor
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Valid and Tried. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tried/valid
Tried & Valid. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/tried/valid>.
Valid or Tried. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/tried/valid.
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