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Synonyms for turbulent
The synonym for turbulent recorded in this bank is troubled, in the sense "characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination". 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 turbulent
- troubledadjective, in the sense "characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and turbulent carries one sense so far.
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
A turbulent and unruly childhood.
The true synonym
troubled
Same sentence, swapped: A troubled and unruly childhood.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- churning
- amiss
- dislocated
Where turbulent turns up in the game
turbulent is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where turbulent is the trap
- blaringadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is blasting, in the sense "unpleasantly loud and penetrating", and turbulent is one of the three tiles that lose.
- amissadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is wrong, in the sense "not functioning properly", and turbulent is one of the three tiles that lose.
- blatantadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is blazing, in the sense "without any attempt at concealment", with turbulent sitting one tile away.
- pleasantadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is clement, in the sense "of weather, mild and agreeable", so turbulent is there to be ruled out.
Play turbulent
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so turbulent 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 Ridgeline outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. turbulent carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.