verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of test form-of, participle, past

   "They tested the water for contaminants."

Adjective

1. 1
   tested and proved to be reliable wordnet
2. 2
   tested and proved useful or correct wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tried and trueascertainedassuredattestedcertifiedcommitted

Antonyms

All antonyms

untesteduntried

Example

More examples

"The scientist maintained that the theory should be tested through experiments."

Related phrases

time-tested

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