Need another word that means the same as “tries”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “tries” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Tries” are: render, strain, stress, assay, attempt, essay, seek, sample, taste, try out, examine, prove, test, try on, adjudicate, judge, hear, effort, endeavor, endeavour
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tries” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| attempt | Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something. Karakozov made an attempt on the Tsar s life. |
| effort | A force exerted by a machine or in a process. The book was her finest effort. |
| endeavor | Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something. Wished him luck in his endeavor. |
| endeavour | An enterprise or undertaking. A portfolio of business endeavours. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tries” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| adjudicate | Bring to an end; settle conclusively. We asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show. |
| assay | Make an effort or attempt. I assayed a little joke of mine on him. |
| attempt | Make an effort or attempt. Troops shot civilians who attempted to flee. |
| essay | Attempt or try. The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps. |
| examine | Question or examine thoroughly and closely. This forced us to examine every facet of our business. |
| hear | Examine or hear evidence or a case by judicial process. He did not hear very well. |
| judge | Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. It is hard to judge whether such opposition is justified. |
| prove | Prove formally demonstrate by a mathematical formal proof. The scheme has proved a great success. |
| render | To surrender someone or something to another. He would render income tax returns at the end of the year. |
| sample | Take a sample or samples of something for analysis. Bone marrow cells were sampled. |
| seek | Search for and find someone or something. They came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds. |
| strain | Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. Strain the custard into a bowl. |
| stress | Put stress on utter with an accent. She was anxious to stress that her daughter s safety was her only concern. |
| taste | Perceive by the sense of taste. The spinach tastes delicious. |
| test | Judge or measure someone s proficiency or knowledge by means of a test. The teacher tests us every week. |
| try on | Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. |
| try out | Make an effort or attempt. |
| assay | Analyze (chemical substances. I assayed a little joke of mine on him. |
| attempt | Make an effort or attempt. The expedition was the first to attempt Everest. |
| conscientiously | In a thorough and responsible way. A conscientiously detailed legislative history. |
| contribute | Contribute to some cause. He contributed articles to the magazine. |
| difficult | (of a person) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward. A difficult child. |
| effort | A vigorous or determined attempt. He got an A for effort. |
| endeavor | Attempt by employing effort. Wished him luck in his endeavor. |
| endeavour | A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness. An endeavour to reduce serious injury. |
| exertion | Use of physical or mental energy; hard work. A well earned rest after their exertions. |
| impossible | (of a person) very unreasonable. A seemingly impossible task. |
| impracticable | Not capable of being carried out or put into practice. Refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility. |
| inconceivable | Totally unlikely. They behaved with inconceivable cruelty. |
| instigation | The verbal act of urging on. The Domesday Survey was compiled at the instigation of William I. |
| mission | A group of people sent on a mission. A confidential mission to London. |
| overexertion | Excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results. |
| pains | An effortful attempt to attain a goal. |
| render | To surrender someone or something to another. The estate renders some revenue for the family. |
| strenuous | Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance- F.D.Roosevelt. Strenuous exercise. |
| strive | Struggle or fight vigorously. We must strive to secure steady growth. |
| striving | An effortful attempt to attain a goal. |
| struggling | Engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity. A struggling actor. |
| taxing | Physically or mentally demanding. They find the work too taxing. |
| toil | Exhausting physical labour. A life of toil. |
| travail | Work hard. A woman in travail. |
| unacceptable | Not adequate to give satisfaction. A word unacceptable in polite society. |
| unbelievable | Not able to be believed; unlikely to be true. Unbelievable or not it happened. |
| unimaginable | Difficult or impossible to imagine or comprehend. Lives of almost unimaginable deprivation. |
| unlikely | Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred. A butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism. |
| unthinkable | Incapable of being conceived or considered. It was unthinkable that John could be dead. |
| workmanlike | Showing efficient competence but not inspiration. The book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index. |
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