Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for bemused

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

deeply absorbed in thought

As distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class.

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

The true synonym

lost

Same sentence, swapped: As distant and lost as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class.

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 bemused as it is used in the sentence above.

beery
tiddly
sodden

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

absentadjectiveabstractedlost in thoughtHigh CampHas a reason line albatrossnounmillstonesomething that hinders or handicapsHigh CampHas a reason line artsnounhumanitiesstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)High Camp assaynouncheckan appraisal of the state of affairsHigh CampHas a reason line neutraladjectiveimpersonalhaving no personal preferenceRidgelineHas a reason line noisenounracketthe auditory experience of sound that lacks musical qualityTreelineHas a reason line noticenounobservationthe act of noticing or paying attentionTreelineHas a reason line virulentadjectivedeadlyextremely poisonous or injuriousHigh CampHas a reason line

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