Time
Synonyms for epoch
The synonym for epoch recorded in this bank is era, in the sense "a distinct, often significant period of time, especially one marking a new development". 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 epoch
- eranoun, in the sense "a distinct, often significant period of time, especially one marking a new development"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for epoch.
a distinct, often significant period of time, especially one marking a new development
The invention of the printing press marked a new epoch in human communication.
The true synonym
era
Same sentence, swapped: The invention of the printing press marked a new era in human communication.
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 epoch is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- decade
- instant
- deadline
Where epoch turns up in the game
epoch 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 epoch
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so epoch 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 time words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. epoch carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.