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Synonyms for attempt
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
the act of attacking
They made an attempt on his life.
The true synonym
attack
Same sentence, swapped: They made an attack on his life.
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 attempt as it is used in the sentence above.
- effort
- commission
- fraud
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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
grabnoun, verbcatchthe act of catching an object with the handsFoothills2 senseshardadjectiveheavygiven to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquorsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linehitnounstrikea conspicuous successFoothills2 sensesHas a reason lineissueverb, nounsupplycirculate or distribute or equip withFoothills2 sensesHas a reason lineeducationnounteachingthe activities of educating or instructingFoothillseffortnounsweatuse of physical or mental energyFoothills2 senseselevationnounaggrandizementthe act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of somethingSummitHas a reason lineseriesnounseriala serialized set of programsFoothillsHas a reason line
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