Events

Synonyms for victory

The synonym for victory recorded in this bank is triumph, in the sense "a successful ending of a struggle or contest". 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 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for victory

triumphnoun, in the sense "a successful ending of a struggle or contest"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day victory is audited in a second meaning.

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineEvents

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

The general always gets credit for his army's victory.

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

The true synonym

triumph

Same sentence, swapped: The general always gets credit for his army's triumph.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for victory in the sentence quoted.

result
bite
advantage

Where victory turns up in the game

victory is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where victory is the trap

advantagenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is reward, in the sense "benefit resulting from some event or action", with victory sitting one tile away.
endnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is last, in the sense "the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence", with victory sitting one tile away.
defeatnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is licking, in the sense "an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest", so victory is there to be ruled out.

Play victory

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

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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disturbancenouncommotiona disorderly outburst or tumultTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line emergencynounpincha sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate actionTreeline encounternounmeetinga casual or unexpected convergenceTreeline engagementnouninvolvementthe act of sharing in the activities of a groupTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line lineupnounrosterthe list of performers or participants scheduled for an eventTreelineHas a reason line looseningnounrelaxationan occurrence of control or strength weakeningHigh CampHas a reason line luminarynouncelebritya person prominent in a field, especially one lending prestige to an eventFoothillsHas a reason line sustainverbkeepsupply with necessities and supportTreelineHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

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