Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for audit

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

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

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

Audit accounts and tax returns.

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

The true synonym

inspect

Same sentence, swapped: Inspect accounts and tax returns.

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 audit as it is used in the sentence above.

diagnose
sieve
validate

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conjecturenounspeculationa hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)Ridgeline credencenounacceptancethe mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as trueRidgelineHas a reason line culturaladjectiveethnicdenoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of peopleRidgeline deliberationnouncalculationplanning something carefully and intentionallyRidgelineHas a reason line sharpadjectivekeenhaving or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctionsTreelineHas a reason line shrewdadjectivesharpmarked by practical hardheaded intelligenceRidgelineHas a reason line siftverbsievedistinguish and separate outRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line compactadjectivesummarybriefly giving the gist of somethingRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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