Qualities
Synonyms for equal
The synonym for equal recorded in this bank is adequate, in the sense "having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task". 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 equal
- adequateadjective, in the sense "having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for equal.
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
He was equal to the task.
The true synonym
adequate
Same sentence, swapped: He was adequate to the task.
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 equal is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- inadequate
- standard
- smooth
Where equal turns up in the game
equal is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where equal is the trap
- chillverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is cool, in the sense "make cool or cooler", and equal is on the board beside it.
- drawnadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is worn, in the sense "showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering", and equal is one of the three tiles that lose.
- eclipseverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is surpass, in the sense "to surpass and make a previous achievement seem lesser by comparison", so equal is there to be ruled out.
Play equal
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so equal 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 qualities is the company equal keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. equal carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.