Money

Synonyms for handsomely

The synonym for handsomely recorded in this bank is generously, in the sense "in a manner involving a generous sum of money". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adverb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for handsomely

generouslyadverb, in the sense "in a manner involving a generous sum of money"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and handsomely carries one sense so far.

The senseadverbTier 2, TreelineMoney

in a manner involving a generous sum of money

The freelancers were paid handsomely for finishing the project ahead of schedule.

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The true synonym

generously

Same sentence, swapped: The freelancers were paid generously for finishing the project ahead of schedule.

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.

promptly
publicly
willingly

Where handsomely turns up in the game

handsomely 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 one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where handsomely is the trap

graciouslyadverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is gracefully, in the sense "in a gracious or graceful manner", and handsomely is on the board beside it.

Play handsomely

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so handsomely 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 money words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

frugallyadverbsparinglyin a manner that uses money carefully and avoids wasteTreelineHas a reason line indigentadjectiveneedyso poor as to lack basic necessities, especially in legal or formal contextsTreelineHas a reason line ledgernounjournala book or record in which financial transactions are enteredTreelineHas a reason line portfolionounholdingsthe collection of investments held by a person or institutionTreelineHas a reason line prizenounawardsomething given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lotteryFoothillsHas a reason line profiteerverbgougeto make an unfair profit, especially by charging excessive prices during a shortage or emergencyTreelineHas a reason line numerousadjectivelegionamounting to a large indefinite numberTreeline obfuscateverbobscureto make something unclear, often deliberatelyTreelineHas a reason line

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