Materials

Synonyms for synthetic

The synonym for synthetic recorded in this bank is manmade, in the sense "made by chemical or industrial process rather than occurring naturally". 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 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for synthetic

manmadeadjective, in the sense "made by chemical or industrial process rather than occurring naturally"

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

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsMaterials

made by chemical or industrial process rather than occurring naturally

The jacket's lining was synthetic rather than natural down.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

manmade

Same sentence, swapped: The jacket's lining was manmade rather than natural down.

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 synthetic in the sentence quoted.

hypoallergenic
reversible
quilted

Where synthetic turns up in the game

synthetic is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where synthetic is the trap

homespunadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is rustic, in the sense "made or created in a simple, unpretentious, home-crafted way", and synthetic is on the board beside it.

Play synthetic

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so synthetic 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 materials is the company synthetic keeps.

earthnoungroundthe loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surfaceFoothillsHas a reason line flakeverbpeelto come away from a surface in small thin piecesFoothillsHas a reason line fragmentedverbshatteredbroke apart into numerous small piecesFoothillsHas a reason line ingotnounbara block of metal cast into a convenient shape for storage or transportFoothillsHas a reason line kneadverbwedgeto work and press a soft material with the hands to alter its consistencyHigh CampHas a reason line malleableadjectiveworkablecapable of being shaped or hammered without breakingTreelineHas a reason line tablenounboardfood or meals in generalFoothillsHas a reason line talonnounclawthe sharp hooked claw of a bird of preyFoothillsHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. synthetic carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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