States and conditions
Synonyms for tension
The synonym for tension recorded in this bank is tenseness, in the sense "the physical condition of being stretched or strained". 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 tension
- tensenessnoun, in the sense "the physical condition of being stretched or strained"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and tension carries one sense so far.
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
It places great tension on the leg muscles.
The true synonym
tenseness
Same sentence, swapped: It places great tenseness on the leg muscles.
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 tension in the sentence quoted.
- immunity
- climate
- conflict
Where tension turns up in the game
tension is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. 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 tension is the trap
- stressnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is emphasis, in the sense "the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)", and tension is on the board beside it.
Play tension
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so tension 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 states and conditions at Summit outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. tension carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.