States and conditions
Synonyms for catatonic
The synonym for catatonic recorded in this bank is cataleptic, in the sense "in a state of immobility or unresponsiveness". 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 catatonic
- catalepticadjective, in the sense "in a state of immobility or unresponsiveness"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for catatonic.
in a state of immobility or unresponsiveness
After the shock of the news, he sat catatonic for hours, staring at the wall.
The true synonym
cataleptic
Same sentence, swapped: After the shock of the news, he sat cataleptic for hours, staring at the wall.
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.
- hysterical
- delirious
- narcoleptic
Where catatonic turns up in the game
catatonic is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. 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 catatonic is the trap
- obtuseadjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is purblind, in the sense "lacking in insight or discernment", and catatonic is on the board beside it.
Play catatonic
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so catatonic 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 states and conditions words at Summit, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. catatonic carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.