Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for probe
The synonym for probe recorded in this bank is investigation, in the sense "an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities". 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 probe
- investigationnoun, in the sense "an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and probe carries one sense so far.
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
There was a congressional probe into the scandal.
The true synonym
investigation
Same sentence, swapped: There was a congressional investigation into the scandal.
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 probe is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- poll
- experiment
- poke
Where probe turns up in the game
probe 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 probe
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so probe 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 thinking and knowing is the company probe keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. probe carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.