Qualities
Synonyms for tactless
The synonym for tactless recorded in this bank is inept, in the sense "revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for tactless
- ineptadjective, in the sense "revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for tactless.
revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
It was tactless to mention his divorce at the party.
The true synonym
inept
Same sentence, swapped: It was inept to mention his divorce at the party.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- indiscriminate
- flippant
- easygoing
Where tactless turns up in the game
tactless 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 one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where tactless is the trap
- ineptadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is feckless, in the sense "generally incompetent and ineffectual", so tactless is there to be ruled out.
Play tactless
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so tactless 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 High Camp outward to the whole bank.
One vocabulary, two jobs
tactless is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 1. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.