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Synonyms for figure

Synonyms for figure: name, enter, design and number. 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.

4 synonyms · Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun and verb · 2 reason lines

The 4 synonyms for figure

Interchangeable with figure, one per sense

Audited under figure's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one figure carries in that sense.

  • namenoun, in the sense "a well-known or notable person"
  • enterverb, in the sense "be or play a part of or in"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

These entries were written under the other word and name figure as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.

  • designdesign is a noun in the sense "a decorative or artistic work"
  • numbernumber is a noun in the sense "the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals"

Two directions, one standard: two audited under figure and two under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsPeople and roles

a well-known or notable person

She is an important figure in modern music.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

name

Same sentence, swapped: She is an important name in modern music.

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.

  • number
  • form
  • sun
Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

be or play a part of or in

Elections figure prominently in every government program.

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

The true synonym

enter

Same sentence, swapped: Elections enter prominently in every government program.

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.

  • picture
  • reckon
  • sound

Where figure turns up in the game

figure is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. 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 figure

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so figure 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 wrong tile gets explained too

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. figure carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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