TESTED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

tested 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of tested

as in tried

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2 of 2

verb

past tense of test

as in sampled

to put (something) to a test please test this sample for the presence of lead

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as in stretched

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience

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Recent Examples of tested

Adjective

Each application is pre-tested and integrated into the platform to reduce deployment time and improve reliability for end users. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 But summer back in New York, amid the fug of the city, requires a return to a tested and true formula. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 June 2025

Verb

The researchers then tested what that kind of material could do to a model. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Naperville is in recovery mode following heavy storms that have tested the area since Sunday, with more rain expected this weekend. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tested

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Adjective

Bruno Mars is a tried and true hitmaker across multiple genres.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Short films are a tried and true launching pad for horror directors.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of tried

Verb

Or are younger, progressive voters who might be open to democratic socialism being over-sampled due to their very public enthusiasm?

— Chris Brennan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
More difficult sections are then sampled more frequently, while a minimum sampling probability prevents easier skills from being forgotten.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of sampled

Verb

His empire stretched across some of the world’s most exclusive retail districts, from Madison Avenue in New York to Bond Street in London and Canton Road in Hong Kong.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Local budgets are stretched, the argument goes, and spending millions to defend against the worst hour of the year looks like overbuilding when schools and roads need money today.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretched

Adjective

The committee is tasked with analyzing and reviewing problematic conference papers and enhancing quality screening of articles prior to publication to detect integrity issues such as plagiarism and tortured phrases.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
This discovery stunned de Man’s colleagues and students, and was particularly traumatic for Derrida, who attempted a tortured but ultimately unconvincing reckoning with what his friend had written as a young man.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of tortured

Verb

Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of examined

Verb

Five days before the deadline, the Digital Omnibus pushed them to December 2027.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In Congress, Republicans aimed at Fauci more frequently and pushed the unproven theory that the coronavirus was created at a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spreading from animal to human, as Fauci believed.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pushed

Adjective

Rumpled lengths ooze insouciance, radiating a can't-be-bothered energy that, for some, is far cooler than even the bounciest blowout.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026

Definition of bothered

Verb

This backlash highlights a significant political problem for Infantino, challenging his leadership and potentially altering FIFA's power dynamics, as trust in his authority is severely strained.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
As if preplanned, and agreed upon, those of us up front stretched and strained to push and keep him above our heads.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

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