Puzzle 27 answer: abide

Word of 2026-10-25

The 100 nearest words

Rank	Word	Similarity
1	abides	63.30
2	comply	62.03
3	adhere	59.53
4	obey	56.95
5	flout	55.12
6	uphold	54.97
7	stipulate	54.04
8	violate	53.35
9	enforce	49.42
10	conform	49.41
11	agree	49.30
12	contravene	49.19
13	rules	48.58
14	abiding	47.75
15	govern	47.60
16	complying	47.15
17	violates	46.73
18	adhering	46.31
19	transgress	46.12
20	flouting	46.07
21	governed	45.90
22	dictate	45.82
23	disobey	45.77
24	forsake	45.76
25	obeying	45.69
26	accept	45.48
27	obeyed	45.44
28	violating	45.03
29	contravenes	44.80
30	follow	44.78
31	dictates	44.77
32	adheres	44.32
33	bound	44.22
34	adhered	44.16
35	obliged	44.04
36	stipulated	44.04
37	agreeing	43.91
38	obligated	43.75
39	accordance	43.59
40	acknowledge	43.46
41	complied	43.42
42	stipulations	43.41
43	guidelines	43.29
44	admonished	43.15
45	violated	42.80
46	permitted	42.76
47	upholding	42.60
48	complies	42.53
49	strict	42.03
50	enforced	42.01
51	refuse	41.96
52	stipulating	41.89
53	shall	41.73
54	enforcing	41.68
55	conformed	41.53
56	must	41.19
57	precepts	40.77
58	affirm	40.67
59	conforms	40.65
60	renounce	40.60
61	disregard	40.34
62	governs	40.23
63	certify	40.14
64	agreed	40.09
65	dictated	40.04
66	insist	40.03
67	accord	39.98
68	upheld	39.91
69	acquiesce	39.80
70	tolerate	39.79
71	enjoined	39.79
72	obeys	39.75
73	upholds	39.60
74	ignore	39.52
75	enforces	39.48
76	abstain	39.45
77	heed	39.45
78	norms	39.45
79	transgressed	39.40
80	refrain	39.36
81	defy	39.28
82	comport	39.19
83	agrees	39.16
84	impose	39.11
85	relent	39.03
86	forbids	39.03
87	principles	39.01
88	stipulates	38.99
89	abandon	38.99
90	ratify	38.96
91	cannot	38.87
92	wholeheartedly	38.85
93	contravention	38.82
94	terms	38.77
95	voluntarily	38.74
96	admonish	38.64
97	disagree	38.60
98	shun	38.53
99	regulations	38.40
100	unwritten	38.38

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