Qualities
Synonyms for refractory
The synonym for refractory recorded in this bank is stubborn, in the sense "not responding to treatment". 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 refractory
- stubbornadjective, in the sense "not responding to treatment"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for refractory.
not responding to treatment
A refractory case of acne.
The true synonym
stubborn
Same sentence, swapped: A stubborn case of acne.
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 refractory is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- fractious
- disobedient
- repugnant
Where refractory turns up in the game
refractory is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play refractory
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so refractory 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 qualities is the company refractory keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. refractory carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.