Qualities
Synonyms for range
Synonyms for range: reach, run, stove and straddle. 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 4 synonyms for range
Interchangeable with range, one per sense
Audited under range's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one range carries in that sense.
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name range as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
The first group is filed under range's own senses. The second reach range from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
A piano has a greater range than the human voice.
range in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The head chef's range extends to every dish that leaves the kitchen, from soup to dessert.
- The committee wrote that budget approval sat outside the treasurer's range and required a full vote.
How it behaves: Range in this sense usually follows a possessive or an of-phrase, as in beyond her range or the range of the committee, and suits a fairly formal register.
The true synonym
reach
Same sentence, swapped: A piano has a greater reach than the human voice.
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.
- chain
- image
- bound
change or be different within limits
My students range from very bright to dull.
range in 2 more sentences, same sense
- Prices at the farmers market range from two dollars a pint to fifteen dollars for a basket of heirloom tomatoes.
- The children's ages range from four to eleven, so the counselors split them into two separate cabins.
How it behaves: In this sense range is typically intransitive and followed by the preposition pair from and to, with a plural or numeric subject describing a spread of values.
The true synonym
run
Same sentence, swapped: My students run from very bright to dull.
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 range is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- grade
- cast
- rate
Where range turns up in the game
range is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where range is the trap
- aimverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is purpose, in the sense "propose or intend", and range is one of the three tiles that lose.
- castverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is put, in the sense "formulate in a particular style or language", and range is one of the three tiles that lose.
- castverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is throw, in the sense "put or send forth", and range is one of the three tiles that lose.
- rollverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is wind, in the sense "arrange or coil around", and range is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play range
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so range 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 qualities words at Foothills, 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. range carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.