Qualities
Synonyms for absolute
The synonym for absolute recorded in this bank is rank, in the sense "complete and without restriction or qualification". 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 absolute
- rankadjective, in the sense "complete and without restriction or qualification"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and absolute carries one sense so far.
complete and without restriction or qualification
An absolute dimwit.
The true synonym
rank
Same sentence, swapped: An rank dimwit.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- inviolable
- flat
- powerful
Where absolute turns up in the game
absolute is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where absolute is the trap
- individualadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is single, in the sense "being or characteristic of a single thing or person", and absolute is on the board beside it.
- distinguishedadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is grand, in the sense "used of a person's appearance or behavior", with absolute sitting one tile away.
- inneradjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is inside, in the sense "confined to an exclusive group", with absolute sitting one tile away.
- preciseadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is exact, in the sense "characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth", and absolute is on the board beside it.
Play absolute
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so absolute reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company absolute keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. absolute carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.