States and conditions
Synonyms for disrepair
The synonym for disrepair recorded in this bank is dilapidation, in the sense "a state of poor condition resulting from neglect". 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 disrepair
- dilapidationnoun, in the sense "a state of poor condition resulting from neglect"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and disrepair carries one sense so far.
a state of poor condition resulting from neglect
The old barn had fallen into disrepair after decades of neglect.
The true synonym
dilapidation
Same sentence, swapped: The old barn had fallen into dilapidation after decades of neglect.
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 disrepair is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- disrepute
- discord
- decadence
Where disrepair turns up in the game
disrepair 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 disrepair is the trap
- disarraynoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is disorder, in the sense "a state of disorder or untidiness", and disrepair is on the board beside it.
Play disrepair
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so disrepair reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from states and conditions at High Camp outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. disrepair carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.