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Synonyms for try
Synonyms for try: effort, taste, judge and test. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 4 synonyms for try
Interchangeable with try, one per sense
Audited under try's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one try carries in that sense.
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name try as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
two of these come from try's own entries in the bank, and two were audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
She gave it a good try.
try in 2 more sentences, same sense
- He made a try at fixing the leaking faucet before calling a plumber.
- She wrote back and said thank you for the try, even though the recipe had flopped.
How it behaves: In this sense try usually follows a light verb such as give or make, is modified by an adjective like good or valiant, and belongs to a fairly informal, conversational register.
The true synonym
effort
Same sentence, swapped: She gave it a good effort.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot try is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- use
- play
- check
take a sample of
Try these new crackers.
try in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The chef asked her to try a spoonful of the soup before it left the kitchen.
- He offered the customers a small cup of coffee to try before they bought a bag.
How it behaves: In this sense, try usually takes a food or drink item as its direct object and often appears in casual, spoken invitations or imperative sentences.
The true synonym
taste
Same sentence, swapped: Taste these new crackers.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for try in the sentence quoted.
- judge
- seek
- use
Where try turns up in the game
try is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where try is the trap
- believeverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is think, in the sense "judge or regard", so try is there to be ruled out.
- hearverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is listen, in the sense "listen and pay attention", with try sitting one tile away.
- tieverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is link, in the sense "connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces", with try sitting one tile away.
- bidverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is press, in the sense "ask for or request earnestly", and try is on the board beside it.
Play try
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so try reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. try carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.