Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for follow

Synonyms for follow: trace, comply and succeed. 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.

3 synonyms · Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The 3 synonyms for follow

Interchangeable with follow in this sense

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

traceverb, in the sense "follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

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

complycomply is a verb in the sense "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes"
succeedsucceed is a verb in the sense "be the successor (of)"

The first group is filed under follow's own sense. The second reach follow from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

We must follow the economic development in Cuba closely.

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

The true synonym

trace

Same sentence, swapped: We must trace the economic development in Cuba closely.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

succeed
accompany
consider

Where follow turns up in the game

follow is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where follow is the trap

overtakeverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is pass, in the sense "to move ahead of a competitor who was previously in front", and follow is one of the three tiles that lose.
presageverb, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is adumbrate, in the sense "to be a sign that something significant will happen, to foreshadow", and follow is on the board beside it.

Play follow

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so follow 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. Everything on it is a stored field, not a run-time composition.

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The ring widens as it goes, from thinking and knowing at Foothills outward to the whole bank.

formnoun, verbkinda category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line frameverbborderenclose in or as if in a frameFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line geniusnounwondersomeone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originalityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line ghostnountoucha suggestion of some qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line focusverbconcentratedirect one's attention on somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line foolishnessnounmadnessthe quality of being rash and foolishRidgelineHas a reason line sturdyadjectivestrongstrongly and solidly built, able to withstand rough useFoothillsHas a reason line stylenounwayhow something is done or how it happensFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

Every word is an answer somewhere and a trap somewhere else

follow is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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