Qualities
Synonyms for potent
The synonym for potent recorded in this bank is strong, in the sense "having a strong physiological or chemical effect". 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 potent
- strongadjective, in the sense "having a strong physiological or chemical effect"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and potent carries one sense so far.
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
A potent cup of tea.
The true synonym
strong
Same sentence, swapped: A strong cup of tea.
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 potent is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- virile
- impotent
- prominent
Where potent turns up in the game
potent 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 three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where potent is the trap
- strongadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is firm, in the sense "strong and sure", so potent is there to be ruled out.
- sensualadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is animal, in the sense "marked by the appetites and passions of the body", so potent is there to be ruled out.
- stalwartadjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is stouthearted, in the sense "used especially of persons", and potent is on the board beside it.
Play potent
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so potent 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 qualities words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. potent carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.