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Synonyms for command
Synonyms for command: control and mastery. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for command
Two senses of command, two audited synonyms, one for each. The bank does not stack alternatives under a sense it has not separated.
exercise authoritative control or power over
Command the military forces.
command in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The shift supervisor will command the warehouse floor for the overnight inventory count.
- From the porch steps, the coach began to command the scrimmage with sharp, quick calls.
How it behaves: In this sense command usually takes a direct object naming a group, force, or operation, and appears in formal or military registers rather than everyday speech.
The true synonym
control
Same sentence, swapped: Control the military forces.
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 command is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- require
- overlook
- stet
Opposites, in this sense
obey and follow reverse command as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of command takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- obey
- follow
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
A good command of French.
The true synonym
mastery
Same sentence, swapped: A good mastery of French.
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 command is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- statement
- bid
- versatility
Where command turns up in the game
command is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. 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 command is the trap
- bidnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is play, in the sense "an attempt to get something", and command is on the board beside it.
- dispositionnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is temperament, in the sense "your usual mood", and command is on the board beside it.
- termsnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is footing, in the sense "status with respect to the relations between people or groups", and command is on the board beside it.
Play command
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so command reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. command carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.