Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for respect
Synonyms for respect: regard and deference. 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 respect
Interchangeable with respect in this sense
Audited under respect's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one respect carries in that sense.
- regardnoun, in the sense "a detail or point"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name respect as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- deferencedeference is a noun in the sense "a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard"
one of these comes from respect's own entry in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
a detail or point
It differs in that respect.
The true synonym
regard
Same sentence, swapped: It differs in that regard.
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.
- obedience
- trifle
- technicality
Where respect turns up in the game
respect 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 respect is the trap
- holdverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is deem, in the sense "keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view", with respect sitting one tile away.
Play respect
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so respect reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from thinking and knowing at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. respect carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.