People and roles
Synonyms for ramshackle
The synonym for ramshackle recorded in this bank is derelict, in the sense "in deplorable condition". 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 ramshackle
- derelictadjective, in the sense "in deplorable condition"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for ramshackle.
in deplorable condition
A ramshackle old pier.
The true synonym
derelict
Same sentence, swapped: A derelict old pier.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- doddering
- spindly
- spidery
Where ramshackle turns up in the game
ramshackle is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. 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 ramshackle is the trap
- dodderingadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is senile, in the sense "mentally or physically infirm with age", with ramshackle sitting one tile away.
Play ramshackle
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so ramshackle 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 people and roles is the company ramshackle keeps.
Every word is an answer somewhere and a trap somewhere else
ramshackle is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 1. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.