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Synonyms for ceremony

The synonym for ceremony recorded in this bank is observance, in the sense "a formal event performed on a special occasion". 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 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for ceremony

observancenoun, in the sense "a formal event performed on a special occasion"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and ceremony carries one sense so far.

The sensenounTier 4, High CampEvents

a formal event performed on a special occasion

A ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor.

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

The true synonym

observance

Same sentence, swapped: A observance commemorating Pearl Harbor.

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

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Where ceremony turns up in the game

ceremony is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where ceremony is the trap

gatheringnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is meetup, in the sense "an occasion when a group of people meet together socially", with ceremony sitting one tile away.
feastnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is banquet, in the sense "a large, elaborate meal, typically for a celebration", so ceremony is there to be ruled out.
mixernoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is social, in the sense "an informal social event held so people can meet and get acquainted", with ceremony sitting one tile away.

Play ceremony

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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. No sentence here is generated at deploy time.

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cavalcadenouncortegea ceremonial procession of vehicles or peopleHigh CampHas a reason line ceremonialadjectivetitularsymbolic rather than functional, done for formality aloneHigh CampHas a reason line deathnounexpirythe event of dying or departure from lifeHigh Camp premiereverbdebutto be shown or performed publicly for the first timeTreelineHas a reason line progressnounadvancea movement forwardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line providentialadjectivedivineresulting from divine providenceHigh Camp2 senses doleverbmetegive out (something, especially food, money, or aid) in portionsHigh CampHas a reason line dominatingadjectiveascendantmost powerful or important or influentialHigh CampHas a reason line

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