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Synonyms for withering
The synonym for withering recorded in this bank is devastating, in the sense "wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction". 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 withering
- devastatingadjective, in the sense "wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and withering carries one sense so far.
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
The guns opened a withering fire.
The true synonym
devastating
Same sentence, swapped: The guns opened a devastating fire.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- waning
- dwindling
- snooty
Where withering turns up in the game
withering is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where withering is the trap
- looseningnoun, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is relaxation, in the sense "an occurrence of control or strength weakening", so withering is there to be ruled out.
- wastefuladjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is uneconomical, in the sense "inefficient in use of time and effort and materials", and withering is on the board beside it.
Play withering
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so withering 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 change words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
One vocabulary, two jobs
withering is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.