People and roles

Synonyms for ally

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 2, TreelinePeople and roles

an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

She was my only ally throughout the long dispute.

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

The true synonym

friend

Same sentence, swapped: She was my only friend throughout the long dispute.

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 ally as it is used in the sentence above.

foe
roommate
player

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

generatornounsourcesomeone who originates or causes or initiates somethingTreelineHas a reason line jokernounturkeya person who does something thoughtless or annoyingTreeline masternoun, verbmaestroan artist of consummate skillTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line offspringnounissuethe immediate descendants of a personTreeline nobleadjectiveimposingimpressive in size, manner, or appearanceRidgeline nondescriptadjectivecharacterlesslacking distinct or individual characteristicsHigh Camp nutnounjunkysomeone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addictionHigh Camp spareadjectivebarelacking in magnitude or quantityTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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