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Synonyms for deference
The synonym for deference recorded in this bank is respect, in the sense "a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard". 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 deference
- respectnoun, in the sense "a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and deference carries one sense so far.
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
His deference to her wishes was very flattering.
The true synonym
respect
Same sentence, swapped: His respect to her wishes was very flattering.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where deference stands in the sentence above.
- prestige
- resignation
- consent
Where deference turns up in the game
deference is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. 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 deference
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so deference 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 actions is the company deference keeps.
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