Competition
Synonyms for bout
The synonym for bout recorded in this bank is match, in the sense "a single contest or match, especially in boxing or wrestling". 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 bout
- matchnoun, in the sense "a single contest or match, especially in boxing or wrestling"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for bout.
a single contest or match, especially in boxing or wrestling
The two boxers agreed to a rematch after their first bout ended in controversy.
The true synonym
match
Same sentence, swapped: The two boxers agreed to a rematch after their first match ended in controversy.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- training
- sparring
- workout
Where bout turns up in the game
bout is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. 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 bout is the trap
- factornoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is element, in the sense "an abstract part of something", with bout sitting one tile away.
Play bout
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so bout 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 competition words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. bout carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.