Movement

Synonyms for excursion

The synonym for excursion recorded in this bank is outing, in the sense "a short journey or trip, usually taken for pleasure". 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 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line

The synonym for excursion

outingnoun, in the sense "a short journey or trip, usually taken for pleasure"

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

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsMovement

a short journey or trip, usually taken for pleasure

The school organized a weekend excursion to the coast.

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The true synonym

outing

Same sentence, swapped: The school organized a weekend outing to the coast.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

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Where excursion turns up in the game

excursion is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. 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 excursion

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

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treknounhikea long, arduous journey, typically made on footFoothillsHas a reason line arrestverbholdcause to come to an abrupt stopFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line bringverbgetgo or come after and bring or take backFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line commuteverbtravelto travel regularly between home and workplaceFoothillsHas a reason line sprightlyadjectivesprylively and energetic in one's movementsTreelineHas a reason line sprintverbdashto run at full speed over a short distanceFoothillsHas a reason line stationaryadjectivestillnot moving; remaining in one placeFoothillsHas a reason line switchnoun, verbshiftthe act of changing one thing or position for anotherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. excursion carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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