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Synonyms for rational
The synonym for rational recorded in this bank is intellectual, in the sense "of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind". 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 rational
- intellectualadjective, in the sense "of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for rational.
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
The triumph of the rational over the animal side of man.
The true synonym
intellectual
Same sentence, swapped: The triumph of the intellectual over the animal side of man.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where rational stands in the sentence above.
- infinite
- realistic
- imaginary
Where rational turns up in the game
rational 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 three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where rational is the trap
- imaginaryadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is fanciful, in the sense "not based on fact", so rational is there to be ruled out.
- legitimateadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is lawful, in the sense "authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law", so rational is there to be ruled out.
- transcendentaladjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is otherworldly, in the sense "existing outside of or not in accordance with nature", and rational is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play rational
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so rational reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Sorted by difficulty rather than by topic, which is what an untagged word has to go on.
One vocabulary, two jobs
rational is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 3. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.