Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for facet

The synonym for facet recorded in this bank is aspect, in the sense "a distinct feature or element in a problem". 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 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line

The synonym for facet

aspectnoun, in the sense "a distinct feature or element in a problem"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for facet.

The sensenounTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

a distinct feature or element in a problem

He studied every facet of the question.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

aspect

Same sentence, swapped: He studied every aspect of the question.

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.

contour
centerpiece
lap

Where facet turns up in the game

facet is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. 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 facet

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

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because thinking and knowing is the company facet keeps.

artsnounhumanitiesstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)High Camp assaynouncheckan appraisal of the state of affairsHigh CampHas a reason line awareadjectivecognizanthaving or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perceptionHigh CampHas a reason line awarenessnounsentiencestate of elementary or undifferentiated consciousnessHigh Camp unimaginativeadjectivestereotypicallacking spontaneity or originality or individualityHigh Camp unsuspectingadjectivecredulousnot aware of the presence of danger or deceitHigh CampHas a reason line unwaveringlyadverbintransigentlyin a way that shows no doubt or hesitation, steadily and firmlyHigh CampHas a reason line blessedadjectiveblesthighly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)High CampHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

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

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