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Synonyms for reference
Synonyms for reference: consultation, mention and source. 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 3 synonyms for reference
Interchangeable with reference in this sense
Audited under reference's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one reference carries in that sense.
- consultationnoun, in the sense "the act of referring or consulting"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name reference as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
Two directions, one standard: one audited under reference and two under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
the act of referring or consulting
Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer.
The true synonym
consultation
Same sentence, swapped: Consultation to an encyclopedia produced the answer.
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 reference is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- extension
- source
- execution
Where reference turns up in the game
reference is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where reference is the trap
- addressnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is speech, in the sense "the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience", so reference is there to be ruled out.
- characternoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is quality, in the sense "a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something", and reference is on the board beside it.
- viewpointnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is stand, in the sense "a mental position from which things are viewed", and reference is one of the three tiles that lose.
- extensionnoun, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is prolongation, in the sense "amount or degree or range to which something extends", and reference is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play reference
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so reference 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 actions is the company reference keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. reference carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.