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Synonyms for politely
The synonym for politely recorded in this bank is courteously, in the sense "in a way that shows good manners and consideration for others". 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 politely
- courteouslyadverb, in the sense "in a way that shows good manners and consideration for others"
One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day politely is audited in a second meaning.
in a way that shows good manners and consideration for others.
She politely declined the second helping, though she was still hungry.
The true synonym
courteously
Same sentence, swapped: She courteously declined the second helping, though she was still hungry.
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 politely is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- quickly
- sadly
- honestly
Where politely turns up in the game
politely 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 four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where politely is the trap
- gluttonouslyadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is greedily, in the sense "with greedy excess in eating", with politely sitting one tile away.
- candidlyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is frankly, in the sense "in a frank, open, and honest manner", and politely is one of the three tiles that lose.
- excessivelyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is extravagantly, in the sense "to a degree that is more than necessary in amount", and politely is one of the three tiles that lose.
- hungrilyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is ravenously, in the sense "in a manner showing eagerness to eat, driven by hunger", and politely is on the board beside it.
Play politely
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so politely 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 social life at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. politely carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.