States and conditions
Synonyms for atrophy
The synonym for atrophy recorded in this bank is wither, in the sense "to waste away or deteriorate, especially through disuse". 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 atrophy
- witherverb, in the sense "to waste away or deteriorate, especially through disuse"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and atrophy carries one sense so far.
to waste away or deteriorate, especially through disuse
Without regular exercise, the injured leg's muscles began to atrophy.
The true synonym
wither
Same sentence, swapped: Without regular exercise, the injured leg's muscles began to wither.
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 atrophy is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- strengthen
- spasm
- regenerate
Where atrophy turns up in the game
atrophy 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 one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where atrophy is the trap
- looseningnoun, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is relaxation, in the sense "an occurrence of control or strength weakening", so atrophy is there to be ruled out.
Play atrophy
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so atrophy 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 Treeline outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. atrophy carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.