Qualities
Synonyms for horizon
The synonym for horizon recorded in this bank is view, in the sense "the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated". 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 horizon
- viewnoun, in the sense "the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for horizon.
the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge.
The true synonym
view
Same sentence, swapped: It is beyond the view of present knowledge.
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.
- skyline
- contrast
- spectrum
Where horizon turns up in the game
horizon 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 five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where horizon is the trap
- landmarknoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is marker, in the sense "a recognizable feature that identifies a location", so horizon is there to be ruled out.
- terrainnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is ground, in the sense "the physical features of a stretch of land", and horizon is on the board beside it.
- miragenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is phantom, in the sense "an optical illusion, especially the appearance of water, caused by atmospheric conditions", and horizon is on the board beside it.
- vantagenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is perch, in the sense "a place or position that gives a good view for observing something", so horizon is there to be ruled out.
Play horizon
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so horizon 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 qualities words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. horizon carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.