Communication
Synonyms for express
Synonyms for express: state and extract. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for express
All two are filed under express's own senses, one synonym per sense, each read by a human before it shipped.
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
Can you express this distance in kilometers?
express in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The chef prefers to express each ingredient's weight in grams for accuracy.
- In his letter, he asked her to express the travel time in hours rather than days.
How it behaves: Express usually takes a measurement or quantity as its direct object, followed by an in phrase naming the unit, and appears mostly in technical or formal registers.
The true synonym
state
Same sentence, swapped: Can you state this distance in kilometers?
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 express is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- carry
- extract
- recall
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Italians express coffee rather than filter it.
The true synonym
extract
Same sentence, swapped: Italians extract coffee rather than filter it.
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.
- utter
- carry
- realise
Where express turns up in the game
express is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where express is the trap
- busnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is coach, in the sense "a vehicle carrying many passengers", and express is on the board beside it.
- flyingnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is flight, in the sense "an instance of traveling by air", with express sitting one tile away.
- extractverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is pull, in the sense "remove, usually with some force or effort", so express is there to be ruled out.
- religiousadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is spiritual, in the sense "concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church", with express sitting one tile away.
Play express
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so express 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 communication words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. express carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.