States and conditions
Synonyms for offset
Synonyms for offset: cancel and countervail. 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 offset
- cancelverb, in the sense "make up for"
- countervailverb, in the sense "compensate for or counterbalance"
Each of these belongs to a different sense of offset, which is why the meaning beside them changes down the list.
make up for
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength.
The true synonym
cancel
Same sentence, swapped: His skills cancel his opponent's superior strength.
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 offset is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- complement
- trim
- reimburse
compensate for or counterbalance
Offset deposits and withdrawals.
The true synonym
countervail
Same sentence, swapped: Countervail deposits and withdrawals.
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 offset is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- complement
- trim
- reimburse
Where offset turns up in the game
offset 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 offset is the trap
- aftermathnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is wake, in the sense "the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)", so offset is there to be ruled out.
- outweighverb, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is overbalance, in the sense "weigh more heavily", with offset sitting one tile away.
Play offset
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so offset reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. offset carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.