Synonyms: stop reaching for the same word
Find the synonym or the antonym. The game that widens vocabulary sideways.
There comes a point where the problem is not being understood but sounding thin: people follow you perfectly and you are using five adjectives for everything. That ceiling does not break by learning more new words, but by moving around the ones you already have.
How to play
- A word from your vocabulary appears.
- You pick which option is its synonym — or its antonym, depending on the round.
- You check and move on.
What it trains
Lexical range and nuance. Two synonyms are almost never fully interchangeable: they differ in register, intensity or context, and noticing that difference is what lifts a text from correct to good.
It is the game that shows up most in writing, where the vocabulary score measures exactly range and precision. All the games
FAQ
- Does it practise synonyms and antonyms together?
- Rounds alternate between them, because antonyms pin down meaning by contrast as well as synonyms pin it down by similarity.
- Where do the options come from?
- From each word’s dictionary entry, which lists its synonyms and antonyms per sense.