States and conditions
Synonyms for insulation
The synonym for insulation recorded in this bank is detachment, in the sense "the state of being isolated or detached". 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 insulation
- detachmentnoun, in the sense "the state of being isolated or detached"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for insulation.
the state of being isolated or detached
The insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel.
The true synonym
detachment
Same sentence, swapped: The detachment of England was preserved by the English Channel.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot insulation is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- concealment
- estrangement
- segregation
Where insulation turns up in the game
insulation is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. 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 insulation is the trap
- tarpaulinnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is sheeting, in the sense "a large sheet of heavy waterproof material used as a cover", and insulation is on the board beside it.
- packingnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is wadding, in the sense "material used to protect goods against damage during shipping", with insulation sitting one tile away.
Play insulation
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so insulation reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because states and conditions is the company insulation keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. insulation carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.