States and conditions
Synonyms for moribund
The synonym for moribund recorded in this bank is stagnant, in the sense "in a state of decline, approaching an end, no longer effective". 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 moribund
- stagnantadjective, in the sense "in a state of decline, approaching an end, no longer effective"
One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day moribund is audited in a second meaning.
in a state of decline, approaching an end, no longer effective
The once-thriving factory town had grown moribund by the 1990s.
The true synonym
stagnant
Same sentence, swapped: The once-thriving factory town had grown stagnant by the 1990s.
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 moribund is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- vibrant
- migrant
- abundant
Where moribund turns up in the game
moribund is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. 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 moribund
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so moribund 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 moribund keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. moribund carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.