Qualities

Synonyms for stout

The synonym for stout recorded in this bank is portly, in the sense "euphemisms for 'fat'". 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 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The synonym for stout

portlyadjective, in the sense "euphemisms for 'fat'"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for stout.

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

euphemisms for 'fat'

The stout gentleman struggled to button his jacket.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

portly

Same sentence, swapped: The portly gentleman struggled to button his jacket.

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.

sturdy
hearty
rugged

Where stout turns up in the game

stout is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. 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 stout is the trap

litheadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is supple, in the sense "moving in a smooth, flexible, and graceful way", with stout sitting one tile away.
robustadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is rich, in the sense "marked by richness and fullness of flavor", and stout is on the board beside it.

Play stout

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so stout reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company stout keeps.

distributionnoundispersionthe spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volumeHigh CampHas a reason line divergencenoundisagreementa difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinionsHigh CampHas a reason line dodderingadjectivesenilementally or physically infirm with ageHigh Camp dullnessnounbluntnesswithout sharpness or clearness of edge or pointHigh CampHas a reason line vulgaradjectivecommonbeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday languageTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line wanadjectivepaleabnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distressTreeline wantingadjectivelackinginadequate in amount or degreeTreeline majesticadjectiveolympianmajestic in manner or bearingHigh Camp

The same bank, read from both sides

stout is an answer in 1 puzzle 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.

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