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Synonyms for tectonic
The synonym for tectonic recorded in this bank is fundamental, in the sense "relating to a large-scale, structural shift". 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 tectonic
- fundamentaladjective, in the sense "relating to a large-scale, structural shift"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and tectonic carries one sense so far.
relating to a large-scale, structural shift
Streaming services caused a tectonic shift in how the music industry made money.
The true synonym
fundamental
Same sentence, swapped: Streaming services caused a fundamental shift in how the music industry made money.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot tectonic is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- gradual
- digital
- temporary
Where tectonic turns up in the game
tectonic is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play tectonic
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so tectonic 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 change at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. tectonic carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.