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Synonyms for application
Synonyms for application: covering and diligence. 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 application
- coveringnoun, in the sense "the work of applying something"
- diligencenoun, in the sense "a diligent effort"
Each of these belongs to a different sense of application, which is why the meaning beside them changes down the list.
the work of applying something
The doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine.
The true synonym
covering
Same sentence, swapped: The doctor prescribed a topical covering of iodine.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- handling
- picking
- wiring
a diligent effort
It is a job requiring serious application.
The true synonym
diligence
Same sentence, swapped: It is a job requiring serious diligence.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot application is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- covering
- lotion
- difficulty
Where application turns up in the game
application 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 application is the trap
- developmentnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is exploitation, in the sense "the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful", with application sitting one tile away.
Play application
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so application reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other actions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. application carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.