Social life

Synonyms for bond

Synonyms for bond: tie and alliance. 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.

2 synonyms · Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb and noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The 2 synonyms for bond

tieverb, in the sense "create social or emotional ties"
alliancenoun, in the sense "a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest"

Two senses of bond, two audited synonyms, one for each. The bank does not stack alternatives under a sense it has not separated.

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

create social or emotional ties

The grandparents want to bond with the child.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

tie

Same sentence, swapped: The grandparents want to tie with the child.

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

stick
tutor
disrespect

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineRelations

a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them.

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

The true synonym

alliance

Same sentence, swapped: Their friendship constitutes a powerful alliance between them.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where bond stands in the sentence above.

series
communication
relevance

Where bond turns up in the game

bond 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 bond is the trap

tieverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is draw, in the sense "finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc", so bond is there to be ruled out.

Play bond

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so bond 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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Closest first: other social life words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

serveverbattendwork for, or be a servant toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shunverbavoidto deliberately avoid or keep away from someone.FoothillsHas a reason line solidaritynoununityunity and mutual support among members of a group, especially in a shared causeFoothillsHas a reason line splitverb, adjectivepartdiscontinue an association or relationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line reinverbharnesscontrol and direct with or as if by reinsRidgelineHas a reason line relinquishverbreleaserelease, as from one's gripRidgeline2 senses representverbdefendbe the defense counsel for someone in a trialFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shootingnounshotthe act of firing a projectileFoothillsHas a reason line

A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

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