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Synonyms for vicinity
The synonym for vicinity recorded in this bank is proximity, in the sense "the area near or surrounding a particular place". 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 vicinity
- proximitynoun, in the sense "the area near or surrounding a particular place"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and vicinity carries one sense so far.
the area near or surrounding a particular place.
There were no gas stations anywhere in the vicinity of the campground.
The true synonym
proximity
Same sentence, swapped: There were no gas stations anywhere in the proximity of the campground.
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 vicinity is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- distance
- territory
- expanse
Where vicinity turns up in the game
vicinity is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. 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 vicinity
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so vicinity reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because places is the company vicinity keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. vicinity carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.