Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for absentmindedly
The synonym for absentmindedly recorded in this bank is abstractedly, in the sense "in a way that shows one is forgetful or preoccupied and not paying attention". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for absentmindedly
- abstractedlyadverb, in the sense "in a way that shows one is forgetful or preoccupied and not paying attention"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and absentmindedly carries one sense so far.
in a way that shows one is forgetful or preoccupied and not paying attention
He absentmindedly stirred his coffee with a pen instead of a spoon.
The true synonym
abstractedly
Same sentence, swapped: He abstractedly stirred his coffee with a pen instead of a spoon.
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 absentmindedly in the sentence quoted.
- nervously
- hastily
- cheerfully
Where absentmindedly turns up in the game
absentmindedly is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play absentmindedly
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so absentmindedly reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from thinking and knowing at High Camp outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. absentmindedly carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.