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Synonyms for prevail

The synonym for prevail recorded in this bank is triumph, in the sense "to win out over an opponent in a contest". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line

The synonym for prevail

triumphverb, in the sense "to win out over an opponent in a contest"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for prevail.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineCompetition

to win out over an opponent in a contest

In the end, the underdog managed to prevail over the reigning champion.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

triumph

Same sentence, swapped: In the end, the underdog managed to triumph over the reigning champion.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

concede
yield
forfeit

Where prevail turns up in the game

prevail is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play prevail

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so prevail reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because competition is the company prevail keeps.

dominantadjectivecommandingholding a commanding, superior position in a contestTreelineHas a reason line eclipseverbsurpassto surpass and make a previous achievement seem lesser by comparisonTreelineHas a reason line enterverbparticipatebecome a participantTreelineHas a reason line formidableadjectivefearsomeinspiring fear or respect through being powerful or capableTreelineHas a reason line bestadjective, verbbetterwiser or more advantageous and hence advisableFoothills2 senses betverbplaystake on the outcome of an issueFoothillsHas a reason line blockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line debutnounentrythe act of beginning something newTreeline

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