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Synonyms for divine

Synonyms for divine: inspired, godlike, godly and providential. 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.

4 synonyms · Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · 2 reason lines · a wrong tile in 6 puzzles

The 4 synonyms for divine

Interchangeable with divine, one per sense

Audited under divine's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one divine carries in that sense.

  • inspiredadjective, in the sense "being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods"
  • godlikeadjective, in the sense "being or having the nature of a god"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

These entries were written under the other word and name divine as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.

  • godlygodly is an adjective in the sense "emanating from God"
  • providentialprovidential is an adjective in the sense "resulting from divine providence"

two of these come from divine's own entries in the bank, and two were audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

Her pies were simply divine.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

inspired

Same sentence, swapped: Her pies were simply inspired.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

  • godly
  • godlike
  • reverend
Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampPeople and roles

being or having the nature of a god

The divine capacity for love.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

godlike

Same sentence, swapped: The godlike capacity for love.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for divine in the sentence quoted.

  • inspired
  • reverend
  • shining

Where divine turns up in the game

divine 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 six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

4 of the 6 puzzles where divine is the trap

  • dopenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is poop, in the sense "slang terms for inside information", so divine is there to be ruled out.
  • sacredadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is consecrated, in the sense "made or declared or believed to be holy", with divine sitting one tile away.
  • sacredadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is hallowed, in the sense "worthy of religious veneration", with divine sitting one tile away.
  • shiningnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is polishing, in the sense "the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it", so divine is there to be ruled out.

Play divine

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so divine 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 wrong tile gets explained too

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. divine carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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