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Synonyms for circuitous
The synonym for circuitous recorded in this bank is roundabout, in the sense "taking a long, winding route rather than a direct one". 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 circuitous
- roundaboutadjective, in the sense "taking a long, winding route rather than a direct one"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and circuitous carries one sense so far.
taking a long, winding route rather than a direct one.
The circuitous alleys of the old town confused every visitor.
The true synonym
roundabout
Same sentence, swapped: The roundabout alleys of the old town confused every visitor.
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 circuitous is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- straight
- direct
- gridlike
Where circuitous turns up in the game
circuitous is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play circuitous
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so circuitous reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from places at Ridgeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. circuitous carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.