Events
Synonyms for shock
Synonyms for shock: blow, impact, daze and jolt. 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 4 synonyms for shock
Interchangeable with shock, one per sense
Audited under shock's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one shock carries in that sense.
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name shock as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
Two directions, one standard: two audited under shock and two under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
It came as a shock to learn that he was injured.
shock in 2 more sentences, same sense
- It was a shock to find the kitchen flooded after leaving the tap running overnight.
- The letter brought a shock when he read that his flight had been cancelled without warning.
How it behaves: In this sense, shock is typically used as an indefinite noun with 'a', often in the phrase 'come as a shock to' someone, in everyday spoken and written registers.
The true synonym
blow
Same sentence, swapped: It came as a blow to learn that he was injured.
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.
- impact
- cushion
- stunner
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
The armies met in the shock of battle.
shock in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The two cavalry lines collided in the shock of the charge, spears splintering against shields.
- The picket line broke under the shock of the mob's rush before the gate gave way.
How it behaves: In this sense, shock typically appears in the fixed phrase 'the shock of battle' or 'the shock of combat,' functioning as the object of the preposition 'of' rather than as a bare subject.
The true synonym
impact
Same sentence, swapped: The armies met in the impact of battle.
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 shock is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- cushion
- daze
- beating
Where shock turns up in the game
shock is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where shock is the trap
- knocknoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is bang, in the sense "a vigorous blow", and shock is on the board beside it.
- scarenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is panic, in the sense "sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events", and shock is on the board beside it.
- blownoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is puff, in the sense "forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth", and shock is on the board beside it.
Play shock
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so shock 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 events is the company shock keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. shock carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.