Giving and transferring

Synonyms for admit

Synonyms for admit: take and include. 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.

2 synonyms · Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The 2 synonyms for admit

takeverb, in the sense "admit into a group or community"
includeverb, in the sense "allow participation in or the right to be part of"

All two are filed under admit's own senses, one synonym per sense, each read by a human before it shipped.

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsGiving and transferring

admit into a group or community

We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

take

Same sentence, swapped: We'll have to vote on whether or not to take a new member.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

honor
invite
honour

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineSocial life

allow participation in or the right to be part of

Admit someone to the profession.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

include

Same sentence, swapped: Include someone to the profession.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

exclude
favor
stand

Where admit turns up in the game

admit is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where admit is the trap

bearverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is stand, in the sense "put up with something or somebody unpleasant", so admit is there to be ruled out.

Play admit

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so admit reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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beneficiarynounheira person who receives money, property, or benefits, especially from a will or policyFoothillsHas a reason line bequeathverbleaveto leave property to someone through a willFoothillsHas a reason line bequestnouninheritancemoney or property left to someone in a willFoothillsHas a reason line bigheartedadjectivegenerousgenerous and kind in spiritFoothillsHas a reason line largessenoungenerositygenerosity in giving money or other helpRidgelineHas a reason line lavishlyadverbgenerouslyin a very generous or extravagant mannerTreelineHas a reason line legacynounbequestmoney or property left to someone by a willRidgelineHas a reason line formeradjectiveoldbelonging to some prior timeFoothills

One vocabulary, two jobs

admit is an answer in 2 puzzles and a wrong tile in 1. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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