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Synonyms for resilient

The synonym for resilient recorded in this bank is elastic, in the sense "able to spring back to its original shape after being deformed". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for resilient

elasticadjective, in the sense "able to spring back to its original shape after being deformed"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for resilient.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineMaterials

able to spring back to its original shape after being deformed

The rubber gasket was resilient, springing back to its original shape after each compression.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

elastic

Same sentence, swapped: The rubber gasket was elastic, springing back to its original shape after each compression.

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.

durable
rigid
adhesive

Where resilient turns up in the game

resilient 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 one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where resilient is the trap

carefreeadjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is unworried, in the sense "free of trouble and worry and care", and resilient is on the board beside it.

Play resilient

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A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

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