Qualities

Synonyms for wicked

The synonym for wicked recorded in this bank is arch, in the sense "naughtily or annoyingly playful". 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 · adjective · a wrong tile in 4 puzzles

The synonym for wicked

archadjective, in the sense "naughtily or annoyingly playful"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and wicked carries one sense so far.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

naughtily or annoyingly playful

His wicked grin gave the prank away instantly.

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

The true synonym

arch

Same sentence, swapped: His arch grin gave the prank away instantly.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

severe
foul
critical

Where wicked turns up in the game

wicked 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 four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where wicked is the trap

criticaladjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is decisive, in the sense "forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis", and wicked is on the board beside it.
racyadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is lively, in the sense "full of zest or vigor", and wicked is on the board beside it.
severeadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is spartan, in the sense "unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment", with wicked sitting one tile away.
chancyadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is iffy, in the sense "subject to accident or chance or change", with wicked sitting one tile away.

Play wicked

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so wicked 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. Everything on it is a stored field, not a run-time composition.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company wicked keeps.

sincereadjectivesolemncharacterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinionsTreeline singleadjectiveexclusivenot divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objectiveTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line slackadjectiveloosenot tense or tautTreeline2 senses slickadjectivepathaving only superficial plausibilityTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line irrefutableadjectivepositiveimpossible to deny or disproveRidgeline irregularadjectiveunorthodoxindependent in behavior or thoughtRidgeline2 senses irrepressibleadjectiveuncontrollableimpossible to repress or controlHigh Camp warpverbbuckleto bend or twist out of a flat or true shapeTreelineHas a reason line

The same bank, read from both sides

wicked is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 4. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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