Relations
Synonyms for severed
The synonym for severed recorded in this bank is terminated, in the sense "ended a relationship or connection completely and abruptly". 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 severed
- terminatedverb, in the sense "ended a relationship or connection completely and abruptly"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and severed carries one sense so far.
ended a relationship or connection completely and abruptly
After the lawsuit, the two founders severed all ties and never spoke again.
The true synonym
terminated
Same sentence, swapped: After the lawsuit, the two founders terminated all ties and never spoke again.
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 severed is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- strained
- mended
- renewed
Where severed turns up in the game
severed is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. 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 severed
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so severed 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 relations at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. severed carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.