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Synonyms for trump

Synonyms for trump: supersede and best. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.

2 synonyms · Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line

The 2 synonyms for trump

Interchangeable with trump in this sense

Audited under trump's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one trump carries in that sense.

supersedeverb, in the sense "to surpass or override by a stronger claim or move"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

These entries were written under the other word and name trump as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.

bestbest is a verb in the sense "get the better of"

The first group is filed under trump's own sense. The second reaches trump from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside it is that word's.

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineCompetition

to surpass or override by a stronger claim or move

In the bidding war, the developer's final offer will trump every rival bid.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

supersede

Same sentence, swapped: In the bidding war, the developer's final offer will supersede every rival bid.

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 trump is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

rescind
contest
solicit

Where trump turns up in the game

trump is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. 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 trump

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

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A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

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