trying on

VERB

evaluate, test

Synonyms

WEAK

appraise audition check out demonstrate experiment fit give a try have a dry run have a fitting inspect practice probe prove put into practice put to the test sample scrutinize taste try for size wear

Antonyms

WEAK

abstain

VERB

evaluate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check out wear

WEAK

appraise audition demonstrate experiment fit inspect practice probe prove sample scrutinize taste test try out

Example Sentences

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Mr. Ferrer’s definitive statement on her life captures both her strength and her sadness: “She never stopped trying on every level to please, to be happy, and to be loved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

And this influencer, with a sharp blond bob and glass skin, is trying on jackets at a small-town Goodwill, where the merchandise has not yet been eviscerated by other consumers completing their own “hauls.”

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

The stores feature full-length mirrors that Jacobson says customers have been using both for trying on the glasses and for taking selfies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Salma Shah, from Watford, Hertfordshire, said that in January, she had been trying on wedding dresses days before her diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

“She’s trying on some dresses in the break room.”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy