Qualities
Synonyms for interest
Synonyms for interest: sake, involvement and pastime. 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.
The 3 synonyms for interest
Interchangeable with interest, one per sense
Audited under interest's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one interest carries in that sense.
- sakenoun, in the sense "a reason for wanting something done"
- involvementnoun, in the sense "a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name interest as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- pastimepastime is a noun in the sense "a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)"
two of these come from interest's own entries in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
a reason for wanting something done
In the interest of safety.
The true synonym
sake
Same sentence, swapped: In the sake of safety.
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 interest is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- stake
- pursuit
- reward
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
An interest in music.
The true synonym
involvement
Same sentence, swapped: An involvement in music.
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.
- sake
- stake
- store
Where interest turns up in the game
interest is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. 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 interest is the trap
- strengthnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is effectiveness, in the sense "capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects", so interest is there to be ruled out.
Play interest
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so interest 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 qualities is the company interest keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. interest carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.