Communication
Synonyms for list
Synonyms for list: name, lean and heel. 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 list
Interchangeable with list, one per sense
Audited under list's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one list carries in that sense.
- nameverb, in the sense "give or make a list of"
- leannoun, in the sense "the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name list as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- heelheel is a verb in the sense "tilt to one side"
two of these come from list'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.
give or make a list of
List the states west of the Mississippi.
The true synonym
name
Same sentence, swapped: Name the states west of the Mississippi.
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.
- number
- lean
- trip
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
The ship developed a list to starboard.
The true synonym
lean
Same sentence, swapped: The ship developed a lean to starboard.
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 list is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- direction
- coincidence
- trip
Where list turns up in the game
list 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 list is the trap
- roomnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is way, in the sense "space for movement", so list is there to be ruled out.
Play list
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so list 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 communication words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. list carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.