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Synonyms for chronic

The synonym for chronic recorded in this bank is continuing, in the sense "persisting for a long time". 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 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The synonym for chronic

continuingadjective, in the sense "persisting for a long time"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for chronic.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, Treeline

persisting for a long time

Chronic money problems.

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

The true synonym

continuing

Same sentence, swapped: Continuing money problems.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

accustomed
customary
thorough

Where chronic turns up in the game

chronic is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where chronic is the trap

labileadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is unstable, in the sense "liable to change; readily altered, especially in mood or physical state", with chronic sitting one tile away.
transientadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is temporary, in the sense "lasting only for a short time; not permanent", and chronic is one of the three tiles that lose.

Play chronic

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so chronic 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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chronic carries no theme tag, so the ring starts at Treeline and widens alphabetically.

sailverbvoyagetravel on water propelled by wind or by other meansTreelineMovementHas a reason line sallowadjectivepastyof skin: having an unhealthy yellowish or pale colourTreelinePerceptionHas a reason line saneadjectivereasonablemarked by sound judgmentTreelineStates and conditions saunterverbambleto walk slowly in a relaxed, unhurried mannerTreelineMovementHas a reason line savingnounrescuerecovery or preservation from loss or dangerFoothillsActions2 sensesHas a reason line savorverbrelishto enjoy a taste or smell slowly and fullyTreelinePerceptionHas a reason line scamperverbscurryto run with quick light steps, especially in a playful or hurried wayTreelineAnimalsHas a reason line scarceadjectivesparseinsufficient in supply; not plentiful.TreelineQuantityHas a reason line

One vocabulary, two jobs

chronic is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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