Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for vigilance
The synonym for vigilance recorded in this bank is alertness, in the sense "the process of paying close and continuous attention". 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 vigilance
- alertnessnoun, in the sense "the process of paying close and continuous attention"
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 vigilance is audited in a second meaning.
the process of paying close and continuous attention
Vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue.
The true synonym
alertness
Same sentence, swapped: Alertness is especially susceptible to fatigue.
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 vigilance is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- immersion
- tout
- prudence
Where vigilance turns up in the game
vigilance is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. 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 vigilance is the trap
- cautionnoun, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is carefulness, in the sense "the trait of being cautious", so vigilance is there to be ruled out.
Play vigilance
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so vigilance 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 thinking and knowing is the company vigilance keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. vigilance carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.