States and conditions
Synonyms for languish
The synonym for languish recorded in this bank is molder, in the sense "to remain neglected or in a wretched state for a long time". 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 languish
- molderverb, in the sense "to remain neglected or in a wretched state for a long time"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for languish.
to remain neglected or in a wretched state for a long time
Thousands of files languish in the archive, unread for decades.
The true synonym
molder
Same sentence, swapped: Thousands of files molder in the archive, unread for decades.
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 languish is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- thrive
- circulate
- proliferate
Where languish turns up in the game
languish is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. 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 languish is the trap
- fadeverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is melt, in the sense "become less clearly visible or distinguishable", with languish sitting one tile away.
Play languish
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so languish 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 languish keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. languish carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.