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Synonyms for gory
The synonym for gory recorded in this bank is bloodstained, in the sense "covered with blood". 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 gory
- bloodstainedadjective, in the sense "covered with blood"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for gory.
covered with blood
A gory dagger.
The true synonym
bloodstained
Same sentence, swapped: A bloodstained dagger.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- cutthroat
- sanguine
- cruel
Where gory turns up in the game
gory 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 one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where gory is the trap
- sanguineadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is ruddy, in the sense "inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life", with gory sitting one tile away.
Play gory
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so gory reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other words at High Camp, then their alphabetical neighbours.
The same bank, read from both sides
gory is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 1. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.