States and conditions
Synonyms for possible
The synonym for possible recorded in this bank is potential, in the sense "existing in possibility". 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 possible
- potentialadjective, in the sense "existing in possibility"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for possible.
existing in possibility
Possible uses of nuclear power.
The true synonym
potential
Same sentence, swapped: Potential uses of nuclear power.
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 possible is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- actual
- impossible
- real
Where possible turns up in the game
possible 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 possible is the trap
- realadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is tangible, in the sense "capable of being treated as fact", with possible sitting one tile away.
Play possible
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so possible reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other states and conditions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. possible carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.