States and conditions
Synonyms for raw
Synonyms for raw: crude and altogether. 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 2 synonyms for raw
- crudeadjective, in the sense "not processed or subjected to analysis"
- altogethernoun, in the sense "informal terms for nakedness"
All two are filed under raw's own senses, one synonym per sense, each read by a human before it shipped.
not processed or subjected to analysis
The raw cost of production.
The true synonym
crude
Same sentence, swapped: The crude cost of production.
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 raw is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- sore
- cutting
- exposed
informal terms for nakedness
In the raw.
The true synonym
altogether
Same sentence, swapped: In the altogether.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where raw stands in the sentence above.
- native
- bitter
- freezing
Where raw turns up in the game
raw is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 2, Treeline. 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 raw is the trap
- exposedadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is open, in the sense "with no protection or shield", and raw is on the board beside it.
- awkwardadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is clumsy, in the sense "difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape", so raw is there to be ruled out.
- broadadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is wide, in the sense "broad in scope or content", and raw is on the board beside it.
- meageradjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is skimpy, in the sense "small in amount; barely sufficient", with raw sitting one tile away.
Play raw
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so raw 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 states and conditions 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. raw carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.