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Synonyms for punctual
The synonym for punctual recorded in this bank is prompt, in the sense "happening or arriving at the expected or arranged time". 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 punctual
- promptadjective, in the sense "happening or arriving at the expected or arranged time"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for punctual.
happening or arriving at the expected or arranged time
He is always punctual, arriving exactly on time for every meeting.
The true synonym
prompt
Same sentence, swapped: He is always prompt, arriving exactly on time for every meeting.
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.
- formal
- generous
- ambitious
Where punctual turns up in the game
punctual is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in 11 other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 11 puzzles where punctual is the trap
- bigheartedadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is generous, in the sense "generous and kind in spirit", with punctual sitting one tile away.
- aloofadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is remote, in the sense "distant and uninvolved; not friendly or forthcoming in a social setting", with punctual sitting one tile away.
- congenialadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is amiable, in the sense "friendly, pleasant, and easy to get along with", and punctual is one of the three tiles that lose.
- genialadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is amiable, in the sense "friendly, warm, and cheerful in manner", and punctual is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play punctual
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so punctual 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 time words at Treeline, 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. punctual carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.