Synonymy

November 20, 2014
Strategy
Linux PC iOS Mac
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Synonymy is a non-profit, educational word game narrated by Richard Dawkins where players are challenged to find a path between random words through their network of synonyms. By taking the synonym of a word, and then a synonym of that synonym, and so on, you can ultimately arrive at any other word in a language.
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Release Date November 20, 2014
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Synonymy

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