Qualities
Synonyms for measured
Synonyms for measured: careful and deliberate. 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 2 synonyms for measured
Interchangeable with measured in this sense
Audited under measured's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one measured carries in that sense.
- carefuladjective, in the sense "unhurried and with care and dignity"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name measured as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- deliberatedeliberate is an adjective in the sense "carefully thought out in advance"
one of these comes from measured's own entry 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.
unhurried and with care and dignity
Walking at the same measured pace.
The true synonym
careful
Same sentence, swapped: Walking at the same careful pace.
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 measured is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- calculated
- metric
- alternate
Where measured turns up in the game
measured is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where measured is the trap
- carefuladjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is thrifty, in the sense "mindful of the future in spending money", and measured is on the board beside it.
- valuedadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is precious, in the sense "held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature", so measured is there to be ruled out.
- reciprocaladjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is mutual, in the sense "concerning each of two or more persons or things", and measured is on the board beside it.
Play measured
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so measured 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 measured keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. measured carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.