Qualities
Synonyms for square
Synonyms for square: solid, straight and straightforward. 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 square
Interchangeable with square, one per sense
Audited under square's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one square carries in that sense.
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name square as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- straightforwardstraightforward is an adjective in the sense "without evasion or compromise"
two of these come from square's own entries 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.
providing abundant nourishment
Four square meals a day.
square in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The diner on Fifth Street still serves a square breakfast for under ten dollars.
- Grandma insisted on a square supper before anyone left the table on a winter night.
How it behaves: In this sense square almost always appears as a prenominal adjective directly before a meal noun such as meal, breakfast, or dinner, in informal speech.
The true synonym
solid
Same sentence, swapped: Four solid meals a day.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for square in the sentence quoted.
- straightforward
- familiar
- proper
Opposites, in this sense
meager and skimpy reverse square as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of square takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- meager
- skimpy
characterized by honesty and fairness
A square deal.
square in 2 more sentences, same sense
- In his letter, the landlord vowed to give every tenant a square hearing before raising the rent.
- The vendor had a reputation for a square price, never overcharging tourists at the market.
How it behaves: Square typically appears as an attributive adjective directly before nouns like deal, shooter, or hearing, in an informal, somewhat dated register.
The true synonym
straight
Same sentence, swapped: A straight deal.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for square in the sentence quoted.
- solid
- crooked
- legal
Opposites, in this sense
dishonest and unfair reverse square as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of square takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- dishonest
- unfair
Where square turns up in the game
square 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 ten other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 10 puzzles where square is the trap
- solidadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is strong, in the sense "of good quality and condition", and square is on the board beside it.
- solidadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is whole, in the sense "acting together as a single undiversified whole", and square is on the board beside it.
- authenticadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is reliable, in the sense "conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief", and square is on the board beside it.
- familiaradjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is intimate, in the sense "having mutual interests or affections", and square is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play square
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so square 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 qualities at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. square carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.