Communication
Synonyms for account
Synonyms for account: explanation and bill. 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 2 synonyms for account
Interchangeable with account in this sense
Audited under account's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one account carries in that sense.
- explanationnoun, in the sense "a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name account as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- billbill is a noun in the sense "an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered"
Two directions, one standard: one audited under account and one under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
I expected a brief account.
The true synonym
explanation
Same sentence, swapped: I expected a brief explanation.
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 account in the sentence quoted.
- score
- bill
- condition
Where account turns up in the game
account is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where account is the trap
- tracenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is shadow, in the sense "an indication that something has been present", and account is on the board beside it.
- coveragenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is reporting, in the sense "the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television", with account sitting one tile away.
- menunoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is card, in the sense "a list of dishes available at a restaurant", and account is on the board beside it.
Play account
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so account 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 communication is the company account keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. account carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.