Shapes

Synonyms for angular

The synonym for angular recorded in this bank is chiseled, in the sense "having sharp angles or a bony, well-defined structure". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The synonym for angular

chiseledadjective, in the sense "having sharp angles or a bony, well-defined structure"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and angular carries one sense so far.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineShapes

having sharp angles or a bony, well-defined structure

Her face was angular, with a sharp jawline and high cheekbones.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

chiseled

Same sentence, swapped: Her face was chiseled, with a sharp jawline and high cheekbones.

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 angular in the sentence quoted.

freckled
weathered
tanned

Where angular turns up in the game

angular 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 two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where angular is the trap

forkedadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is branched, in the sense "resembling a fork", with angular sitting one tile away.
lankyadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is gangly, in the sense "tall and thin and having long slender limbs", so angular is there to be ruled out.

Play angular

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

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concaveadjectivesunkencurving inward, like the inside of a bowlTreelineHas a reason line conicaladjectivetaperingshaped like a cone, narrowing evenly to a pointTreelineHas a reason line convexadjectivebulgingcurving outward, like the exterior of a circle or sphereTreelineHas a reason line crescentnounsicklea curved shape that tapers to a point at each end, like the moon in its early phaseTreelineHas a reason line sagnoundroopa shape that sagsHigh CampHas a reason line serratedadjectivetoothedhaving a jagged, tooth-like edgeFoothillsHas a reason line shapelessadjectiveformlesshaving no definite form or distinct shapeHigh Camp scarceadjectivesparseinsufficient in supply; not plentiful.TreelineHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. angular carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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