States and conditions
Synonyms for moratorium
The synonym for moratorium recorded in this bank is embargo, in the sense "a temporary suspension of an activity, especially by official action". 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 moratorium
- embargonoun, in the sense "a temporary suspension of an activity, especially by official action"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for moratorium.
a temporary suspension of an activity, especially by official action
The city placed new construction under moratorium pending review of the building codes.
The true synonym
embargo
Same sentence, swapped: The city placed new construction under embargo pending review of the building codes.
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 moratorium is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- referendum
- subsidy
- amendment
Where moratorium turns up in the game
moratorium is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. 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 moratorium
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so moratorium 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 moratorium keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. moratorium carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.