Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for object

The synonym for object recorded in this bank is target, in the sense "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)". 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 · noun · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The synonym for object

targetnoun, in the sense "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for object.

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

The sole object of her trip was to see her children.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

target

Same sentence, swapped: The sole target of her trip was to see her children.

Close but different

The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.

mass
bourne
bourn

Where object turns up in the game

object 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 two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where object is the trap

cuttingnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is thinning, in the sense "the act of diluting something", so object is there to be ruled out.
discourageverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is deter, in the sense "try to prevent", with object sitting one tile away.

Play object

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so object reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

trustnounfaithcomplete confidence in a person or plan etcFoothills2 senses understandverbseeperceive (an idea or situation) mentallyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line affairnounoccasiona formal or official social gathering or ceremony of peopleFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line aimnoun, verbdesignan anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actionsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line overlapnounintersectiona representation of common ground between theories or phenomenaRidgelineHas a reason line passionnounloveany object of warm affection or devotionFoothills patternnoundesignsomething intended as a guide for making something elseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line awesomeadjectiveamazinginspiring awe or admiration or wonderFoothills

The same bank, read from both sides

object is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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