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Synonyms for interim

The synonym for interim recorded in this bank is temporary, in the sense "serving for a temporary period, not permanent". 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 · adjective · 1 reason line

The synonym for interim

temporaryadjective, in the sense "serving for a temporary period, not permanent"

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

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineTime

serving for a temporary period, not permanent

Board policy allowed for interim leadership when a director departed unexpectedly.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

temporary

Same sentence, swapped: Board policy allowed for temporary leadership when a director departed unexpectedly.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for interim in the sentence quoted.

permanent
punctual
overdue

Where interim turns up in the game

interim is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play interim

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

coincideverbalignto happen at the same time as something elseTreelineHas a reason line concurrentadjectivesimultaneoushappening or existing at the same time as something elseTreelineHas a reason line cyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line datedadjectiveoutmodedno longer current or fashionableTreelineHas a reason line adjournverbsuspendto suspend proceedings temporarily to resume laterTreelineHas a reason line administrationnounbrassthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering somethingTreeline2 senses annualadjectiveyearlyoccurring or payable every yearRidgeline materialnounclothartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibersTreeline

The wrong tile gets explained too

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. interim carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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