States and conditions

Synonyms for being

The synonym for being recorded in this bank is existence, in the sense "the state or fact of existing". 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 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line

The synonym for being

existencenoun, in the sense "the state or fact of existing"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day being is audited in a second meaning.

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

the state or fact of existing

A point of view gradually coming into being.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

existence

Same sentence, swapped: A point of view gradually coming into existence.

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 being is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

nonexistence
end
death

Where being turns up in the game

being is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. 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 being

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so being 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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areanounfielda particular environment or walk of lifeFoothills2 senses atmospherenounaira distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thingFoothills2 senses busyadjectiveengagedunavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailabilityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line confusedadjectivescatteredlacking orderly continuityTreelineHas a reason line connectverbjoinbe or become joined or united or linkedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line connectionnounjoiningthe act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line stationaryadjectivestillnot moving; remaining in one placeFoothillsHas a reason line statusnounpositionthe relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a societyFoothillsHas a reason line

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

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