tried and true

1. 1.

   tested and proved to be reliable

   Synonymstestedtime-testedtried

   Similarreliable

Questions about tried and true

What does tried and true mean?

tried and true means "tested and proved to be reliable".

What is another word for tried and true?

Close synonyms include tested, time-tested, tried. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.