Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for approximate

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

not quite exact or correct

The approximate time was 10 o'clock.

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

The true synonym

rough

Same sentence, swapped: The rough time was 10 o'clock.

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 approximate as it is used in the sentence above.

near
comparable
inaccurate

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