States and conditions
Synonyms for astir
The synonym for astir recorded in this bank is abuzz, in the sense "in a state of excited activity, awake and moving about". 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 astir
- abuzzadjective, in the sense "in a state of excited activity, awake and moving about"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for astir.
in a state of excited activity, awake and moving about
By dawn the whole camp was astir with preparations for the climb.
The true synonym
abuzz
Same sentence, swapped: By dawn the whole camp was abuzz with preparations for the climb.
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 astir in the sentence quoted.
- aloof
- askew
- amiss
Where astir turns up in the game
astir is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play astir
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so astir reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from states and conditions at High Camp outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. astir carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.