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Synonyms for pastime
The synonym for pastime recorded in this bank is interest, in the sense "a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)". 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 pastime
- interestnoun, in the sense "a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for pastime.
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
His main pastime is gambling.
The true synonym
interest
Same sentence, swapped: His main interest is gambling.
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 pastime is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- caper
- jest
- sideline
Where pastime turns up in the game
pastime is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. 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 pastime is the trap
- pursuitnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is following, in the sense "the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture", with pastime sitting one tile away.
Play pastime
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so pastime 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 actions at Ridgeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. pastime carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.