Time

Synonyms for chronicle

The synonym for chronicle recorded in this bank is annals, in the sense "a factual record of events in the order they happened". 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 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for chronicle

annalsnoun, in the sense "a factual record of events in the order they happened"

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

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineTime

a factual record of events in the order they happened

Historians treasure the chronicle kept by the city's first settlers.

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

The true synonym

annals

Same sentence, swapped: Historians treasure the annals kept by the city's first settlers.

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

myth
legend
rumor

Where chronicle turns up in the game

chronicle is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. 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 chronicle is the trap

narrationnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is recital, in the sense "the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events", with chronicle sitting one tile away.

Play chronicle

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so chronicle reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because time is the company chronicle keeps.

antiquatedadjectivearchaicoutdated because of ageRidgelineHas a reason line dawdleverbdallyto move or act slowly, wasting timeRidgelineHas a reason line hithertoadverbpreviouslyup until this point in timeRidgelineHas a reason line incipientadjectiveinchoateonly partly in existenceSummit interimadjectivetemporaryserving for a temporary period, not permanentTreelineHas a reason line intermittentadjectivefitfulstopping and starting at irregular intervalsRidgelineHas a reason line tiedadjectivefastenedfastened with strings or cordsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line tightadjectivenastyexasperatingly difficult to handle or circumventFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. chronicle carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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