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Synonyms for overlook
The synonym for overlook recorded in this bank is survey, in the sense "to have or afford a view down over something from above". 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 overlook
- surveyverb, in the sense "to have or afford a view down over something from above"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for overlook.
to have or afford a view down over something from above
Balconies overlook the harbor below.
The true synonym
survey
Same sentence, swapped: Balconies survey the harbor below.
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 overlook is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- guard
- flank
- shelter
Where overlook turns up in the game
overlook is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. 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 overlook is the trap
- commandverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is control, in the sense "exercise authoritative control or power over", and overlook is on the board beside it.
Play overlook
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so overlook 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 places at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. overlook carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.