Competition
Synonyms for eclipse
The synonym for eclipse recorded in this bank is surpass, in the sense "to surpass and make a previous achievement seem lesser by comparison". 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 eclipse
- surpassverb, in the sense "to surpass and make a previous achievement seem lesser by comparison"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and eclipse carries one sense so far.
to surpass and make a previous achievement seem lesser by comparison
One dazzling performance can eclipse a rival's years of steady wins.
The true synonym
surpass
Same sentence, swapped: One dazzling performance can surpass a rival's years of steady wins.
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 eclipse is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- approach
- match
- equal
Where eclipse turns up in the game
eclipse is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play eclipse
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so eclipse 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 competition words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. eclipse carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.