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Synonyms for nearby

The synonym for nearby recorded in this bank is close, in the sense "in a near or close position". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adverb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for nearby

closeadverb, in the sense "in a near or close position"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and nearby carries one sense so far.

The senseadverbTier 1, FoothillsPlaces

in a near or close position

A hospital stood nearby, just across the street.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

Same sentence, swapped: A hospital stood close, just across the street.

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.

downtown
distant
upstairs

Where nearby turns up in the game

nearby is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. 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 nearby is the trap

afieldadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is afar, in the sense "far away from home, at or to a distance", and nearby is on the board beside it.

Play nearby

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so nearby 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 places words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

courtyardnounyardan open area enclosed by walls or buildingsFoothillsHas a reason line covenounbaya small sheltered inlet of water along a coastFoothillsHas a reason line crossroadsnounjunctiona point where two or more roads meetFoothillsHas a reason line darknessnounshadowan unilluminated areaFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line outskirtsnounfringesthe outer parts of a town or city, away from its centerTreelineHas a reason line overlookverbsurveyto have or afford a view down over something from aboveTreelineHas a reason line overseasadverbinternationallyin or to a foreign country across the seaFoothillsHas a reason line marinateverbsoakto soak food, especially meat, in a seasoned liquid before cookingFoothillsHas a reason line

A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

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