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Synonyms for coastal

The synonym for coastal recorded in this bank is seaside, in the sense "situated on or near a coast". 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 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for coastal

seasideadjective, in the sense "situated on or near a coast"

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

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsPlaces

situated on or near a coast

Coastal towns depend heavily on the fishing industry.

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

The true synonym

seaside

Same sentence, swapped: Seaside towns depend heavily on the fishing industry.

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

nautical
aquatic
tidal

Where coastal turns up in the game

coastal is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. 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 coastal is the trap

alpineadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is highland, in the sense "relating to high mountain elevations", and coastal is on the board beside it.
ruggedadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is craggy, in the sense "having a rough, rocky, uneven surface", with coastal sitting one tile away.
marginaladjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is fringy, in the sense "at or constituting a border or edge", and coastal is on the board beside it.

Play coastal

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

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settingnounbackgroundthe state of the environment in which a situation existsFoothills2 senses sourcenounbeginningthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line spotnounplacea point located with respect to surface features of some regionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line sprawlverbspreadto spread out over a large area in a loose, irregular wayFoothillsHas a reason line rearnounbackthe part of something that is furthest from the normal viewerTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line relocateverbresettleto move to a new place to live or operate.TreelineHas a reason line safetynounrefugea safe placeTreelineHas a reason line exerciseverb, nounworkgive a workout toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

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