Competition

Synonyms for vanquish

The synonym for vanquish recorded in this bank is subdue, in the sense "to defeat completely in a contest or battle". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line

The synonym for vanquish

subdueverb, in the sense "to defeat completely in a contest or battle"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for vanquish.

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineCompetition

to defeat completely in a contest or battle

The reigning champion means to vanquish every challenger in the qualifying round.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

subdue

Same sentence, swapped: The reigning champion means to subdue every challenger in the qualifying round.

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.

challenge
confront
disqualify

Where vanquish turns up in the game

vanquish 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 vanquish

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

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Closest first: other competition words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

undueadjectiveexcessivebeyond normal limitsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line zapverbnukestrike at with firepower or bombsRidgeline aggressiveadjectivebelligerentcharacteristic of an enemy or one eager to fightRidgeline blockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line boutnounmatcha single contest or match, especially in boxing or wrestlingFoothillsHas a reason line clinchverbsecureto secure something decisively, especially at the last momentTreelineHas a reason line unstintingadjectiveunsparinggiving generously and without limit; not holding backRidgelineHas a reason line unsureadjectiveshylacking self-confidenceRidgelineHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

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