Qualities
Synonyms for faithful
The synonym for faithful recorded in this bank is close, in the sense "marked by fidelity to an original". 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 faithful
- closeadjective, in the sense "marked by fidelity to an original"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for faithful.
marked by fidelity to an original
A faithful copy of the portrait.
The true synonym
close
Same sentence, swapped: A close copy of the portrait.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- steady
- abandoned
- accepted
Where faithful turns up in the game
faithful is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where faithful is the trap
- closeadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is near, in the sense "not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances", so faithful is there to be ruled out.
- foldnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is bend, in the sense "an angular or rounded shape made by folding", and faithful is one of the three tiles that lose.
- fondadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is partial, in the sense "having a strong preference or liking for", and faithful is on the board beside it.
- testedadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is tried, in the sense "tested and proved useful or correct", and faithful is on the board beside it.
Play faithful
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so faithful reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
Free with ads on iPhone. Synonym Stack Plus removes them: $2.99 a week, $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with a 7 day free trial on the monthly and annual plans.
The ring widens as it goes, from qualities at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
Every word is an answer somewhere and a trap somewhere else
faithful is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 6. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.