States and conditions
Synonyms for fatigue
The synonym for fatigue recorded in this bank is tiredness, in the sense "temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work". 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 fatigue
- tirednessnoun, in the sense "temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for fatigue.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
He was hospitalized for extreme fatigue.
The true synonym
tiredness
Same sentence, swapped: He was hospitalized for extreme tiredness.
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 fatigue is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- clutch
- intoxication
- boredom
Where fatigue turns up in the game
fatigue 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 six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where fatigue is the trap
- appetitenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is hunger, in the sense "a natural desire to eat food", so fatigue is there to be ruled out.
- dejectionnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is gloom, in the sense "a state of low spirits caused by disappointment or failure", and fatigue is one of the three tiles that lose.
- upheavalnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is turmoil, in the sense "a violent or sudden disruptive change", with fatigue sitting one tile away.
- trepidationnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is apprehension, in the sense "fear or anxiety about something about to happen", and fatigue is on the board beside it.
Play fatigue
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so fatigue reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from states and conditions at High Camp outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. fatigue carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.