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Synonyms for elevation
The synonym for elevation recorded in this bank is aggrandizement, in the sense "the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something". 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 elevation
- aggrandizementnoun, in the sense "the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and elevation carries one sense so far.
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
His elevation to cardinal.
The true synonym
aggrandizement
Same sentence, swapped: His aggrandizement to cardinal.
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 elevation is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- pinnacle
- altitude
- exaggeration
Where elevation turns up in the game
elevation is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. 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 elevation is the trap
- heroismnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is gallantry, in the sense "the qualities of a hero or heroine", and elevation is one of the three tiles that lose.
- closenessnoun, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is nearness, in the sense "the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance", and elevation is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play elevation
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so elevation reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because actions is the company elevation keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. elevation carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.