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Synonyms for presently
Synonyms for presently: currently and shortly. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for presently
Interchangeable with presently in this sense
Audited under presently's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one presently carries in that sense.
- currentlyadverb, in the sense "at this time or period"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name presently as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- shortlyshortly is an adverb in the sense "in the near future"
Two directions, one standard: one audited under presently and one under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
at this time or period
He is presently our ambassador to the United Nations.
The true synonym
currently
Same sentence, swapped: He is currently our ambassador to the United Nations.
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 presently is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- shortly
- anon
- directly
Where presently turns up in the game
presently 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 presently is the trap
- shortlyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is briefly, in the sense "for a short time", so presently is there to be ruled out.
Play presently
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so presently 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 wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. presently carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.