Food and drink

Synonyms for savory

The synonym for savory recorded in this bank is rich, in the sense "having a rich, salty, non-sweet flavor". 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 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line

The synonym for savory

richadjective, in the sense "having a rich, salty, non-sweet flavor"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day savory is audited in a second meaning.

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsFood and drink

having a rich, salty, non-sweet flavor

Onions and garlic gave the broth a savory depth that no dessert could match.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

rich

Same sentence, swapped: Onions and garlic gave the broth a rich depth that no dessert could match.

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 savory is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

sweet
sugary
tart

Where savory turns up in the game

savory is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

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