Competition
Synonyms for overtake
The synonym for overtake recorded in this bank is pass, in the sense "to move ahead of a competitor who was previously in front". 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 overtake
- passverb, in the sense "to move ahead of a competitor who was previously in front"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and overtake carries one sense so far.
to move ahead of a competitor who was previously in front
On the final lap, the second-place car managed to overtake the leader.
The true synonym
pass
Same sentence, swapped: On the final lap, the second-place car managed to pass the leader.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for overtake in the sentence quoted.
- trail
- chase
- follow
Where overtake turns up in the game
overtake 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 overtake is the trap
- overcomeverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is defeat, in the sense "win a victory over", with overtake sitting one tile away.
Play overtake
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so overtake 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 competition at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. overtake carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.