Money
Synonyms for exorbitant
The synonym for exorbitant recorded in this bank is extortionate, in the sense "unreasonably high in price". 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 exorbitant
- extortionateadjective, in the sense "unreasonably high in price"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and exorbitant carries one sense so far.
unreasonably high in price
The hotel charged an exorbitant rate for a single night in the off season.
The true synonym
extortionate
Same sentence, swapped: The hotel charged an extortionate rate for a single night in the off season.
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 exorbitant is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- nominal
- modest
- negotiable
Where exorbitant turns up in the game
exorbitant is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where exorbitant is the trap
- unconscionableadjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is conscienceless, in the sense "lacking a conscience", so exorbitant is there to be ruled out.
Play exorbitant
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so exorbitant 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 money words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. exorbitant carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.