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Synonyms for spectacular
Synonyms for spectacular: dramatic, outstanding and extravaganza. 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 3 synonyms for spectacular
Interchangeable with spectacular, one per sense
Audited under spectacular's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one spectacular carries in that sense.
- dramaticadjective, in the sense "sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect"
- outstandingadjective, in the sense "having a quality that thrusts itself into attention"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name spectacular as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- extravaganzaextravaganza is a noun in the sense "a spectacular, lavish public show or event"
The first group is filed under spectacular's own senses. The second reaches spectacular from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside it is that word's.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
It was a spectacular play.
The true synonym
dramatic
Same sentence, swapped: It was a dramatic play.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- surprising
- overwhelming
- shameless
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
A spectacular rise in prices.
The true synonym
outstanding
Same sentence, swapped: A outstanding rise in prices.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where spectacular stands in the sentence above.
- legitimate
- surprising
- overwhelming
Where spectacular turns up in the game
spectacular is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where spectacular is the trap
- legitimateadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is lawful, in the sense "authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law", and spectacular is one of the three tiles that lose.
- outstandingadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is owing, in the sense "owed as a debt", with spectacular sitting one tile away.
Play spectacular
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so spectacular 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 events at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
The same bank, read from both sides
spectacular is an answer in 2 puzzles and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.