States and conditions
Synonyms for discredit
The synonym for discredit recorded in this bank is disrepute, in the sense "the state of being held in low esteem". 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 discredit
- disreputenoun, in the sense "the state of being held in low esteem"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for discredit.
the state of being held in low esteem
Your actions will bring discredit to your name.
The true synonym
disrepute
Same sentence, swapped: Your actions will bring disrepute to your name.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- repute
- shame
- puncture
Where discredit turns up in the game
discredit is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. 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 discredit is the trap
- floutverb, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is scoff, in the sense "treat with contemptuous disregard", with discredit sitting one tile away.
Play discredit
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so discredit reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other states and conditions words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
One vocabulary, two jobs
discredit is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 1. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.