Weather
Synonyms for overcast
The synonym for overcast recorded in this bank is lowering, in the sense "of the sky, dark and covered with heavy cloud". 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 overcast
- loweringadjective, in the sense "of the sky, dark and covered with heavy cloud"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and overcast carries one sense so far.
of the sky, dark and covered with heavy cloud
The overcast sky pressed down over the harbor all morning.
The true synonym
lowering
Same sentence, swapped: The lowering sky pressed down over the harbor all morning.
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 overcast is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- radiant
- translucent
- sparse
Where overcast turns up in the game
overcast is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. 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 overcast is the trap
- torrentialadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is pouring, in the sense "falling with great force and volume, as rain", so overcast is there to be ruled out.
- basteverb, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is tack, in the sense "sew together loosely, with large stitches", and overcast is on the board beside it.
Play overcast
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so overcast 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 ring widens as it goes, from weather at Summit outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. overcast carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.