Communication

Synonyms for accept

Two senses of accept live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineCommunication

give an affirmative reply to

I cannot accept your invitation.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

consent

Same sentence, swapped: I cannot consent your invitation.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for accept as it is used in the sentence above.

bear
swallow
refuse

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

swallow

Same sentence, swapped: I shall have to swallow these unpleasant working conditions.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for accept as it is used in the sentence above.

pay
carry
attack

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Closest first: other communication words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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