Qualities
Synonyms for meek
Synonyms for meek: modest and spiritless. 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 meek
- modestadjective, in the sense "humble in spirit or manner"
- spiritlessadjective, in the sense "evidencing little spirit or courage"
Two senses of meek, two audited synonyms, one for each. The bank does not stack alternatives under a sense it has not separated.
humble in spirit or manner
Meek and self-effacing.
The true synonym
modest
Same sentence, swapped: Modest and self-effacing.
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 meek is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- tame
- spiritless
- tamed
evidencing little spirit or courage
A fine fiery blast against meek conformity.
The true synonym
spiritless
Same sentence, swapped: A fine fiery blast against spiritless conformity.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- reconciled
- domesticated
- pacific
Where meek turns up in the game
meek 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 two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where meek is the trap
- scrappyadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is tenacious, in the sense "determined and willing to fight hard despite a disadvantage", and meek is on the board beside it.
- voraciousadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is gluttonous, in the sense "having a huge appetite; eager to consume great amounts of food", with meek sitting one tile away.
Play meek
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so meek 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 qualities words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. meek carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.