Qualities
Synonyms for dim
Synonyms for dim: faint and subdued. 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 dim
- faintadjective, in the sense "lacking clarity or distinctness"
- subduedadjective, in the sense "lacking in light"
Each of these belongs to a different sense of dim, which is why the meaning beside them changes down the list.
lacking clarity or distinctness
A dim figure in the distance.
The true synonym
faint
Same sentence, swapped: A faint figure in the distance.
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 dim is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- dense
- bleak
- gloomy
lacking in light
A dim light beside the bed.
The true synonym
subdued
Same sentence, swapped: A subdued light beside the bed.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where dim stands in the sentence above.
- brown
- lower
- neutral
Where dim turns up in the game
dim 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 one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where dim is the trap
- dipverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is plunge, in the sense "immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate", with dim sitting one tile away.
Play dim
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so dim 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. dim carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.