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Synonyms for domain

The synonym for domain recorded in this bank is land, in the sense "territory over which rule or control is exercised". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The synonym for domain

landnoun, in the sense "territory over which rule or control is exercised"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and domain carries one sense so far.

The sensenounTier 2, TreelinePlaces

territory over which rule or control is exercised

His domain extended into Europe.

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

The true synonym

land

Same sentence, swapped: His land extended into Europe.

Close but different

The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.

laboratory
backwater
theatre

Where domain turns up in the game

domain is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where domain is the trap

contextnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is setting, in the sense "the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event", so domain is there to be ruled out.
fraternitynoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is brotherhood, in the sense "people engaged in a particular occupation", and domain is on the board beside it.

Play domain

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so domain reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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vicinitynounproximitythe area near or surrounding a particular place.TreelineHas a reason line wildernessnounwildsa wild, uninhabited natural regionTreelineHas a reason line afieldadverbafarfar away from home, at or to a distance.TreelineHas a reason line backwaternounboondocksa place regarded as dull, backward, or remote from major events.TreelineHas a reason line footholdnounbeachheadan initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developmentsHigh Camp2 senses forefrontnounheadthe part in the front or nearest the viewerRidgeline2 senses frontnounmovementa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsFoothills2 senses shrinkverbreducereduce in sizeTreelineHas a reason line

One vocabulary, two jobs

domain is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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