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Synonyms for unscrew
The synonym for unscrew recorded in this bank is loosen, in the sense "to remove something by turning it in the direction opposite to tightening". 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 unscrew
- loosenverb, in the sense "to remove something by turning it in the direction opposite to tightening"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for unscrew.
to remove something by turning it in the direction opposite to tightening
He needs to unscrew the cap before pouring the juice.
The true synonym
loosen
Same sentence, swapped: He needs to loosen the cap before pouring the juice.
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 unscrew is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- shatter
- dent
- wipe
Where unscrew turns up in the game
unscrew is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. 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 unscrew is the trap
- relaxverb, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is unbend, in the sense "make less taut", with unscrew sitting one tile away.
Play unscrew
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so unscrew 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 objects at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. unscrew carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.