Qualities

Synonyms for atmosphere

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsQualities

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

An atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters.

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

The true synonym

air

Same sentence, swapped: An air of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters.

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 atmosphere as it is used in the sentence above.

ease
humanity
romance

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

a particular environment or surrounding influence

There was an atmosphere of excitement.

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

The true synonym

ambience

Same sentence, swapped: There was an ambience of excitement.

Close but different

guilt
comfort
resistance

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

meetverb, adjectivefitfill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restrictionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line motiveadjectivemotorcausing or able to cause motionFoothills mysteriousadjectivedeepof an obscure natureFoothillsHas a reason line nastyadjectiveawfuloffensive or even (of persons) maliciousFoothills grandadjectiveheroicof behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scopeTreelineHas a reason line graphicadjectivevividevoking lifelike images within the mindTreeline graspnoungripan intellectual hold or understandingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line accidentnounstrokeanything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent causeFoothills

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