People and roles

Synonyms for auxiliary

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelinePeople and roles

functioning in a supporting capacity

The main library and its auxiliary branches.

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

The true synonym

supplemental

Same sentence, swapped: The main library and its supplemental branches.

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 auxiliary as it is used in the sentence above.

surplus
circumstantial
transitive

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

activeadjectiveparticipatingtaking part in an activityRidgeline advisernounconsultantan expert who gives adviceRidgelineHas a reason line amateuradjectiveunpaidengaged in as a pastimeRidgeline apparitionnounphantoma ghostly appearing figureRidgelineHas a reason line geniusnounwondersomeone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originalityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line gitnounrata person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptibleRidgelineHas a reason line hedonisticadjectiveepicureandevoted to pleasureHigh Camp coherentadjectivelogicalcapable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent mannerRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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