Competition

Synonyms for best

Two senses of best 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 · adjective and verb

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

The White House thought it best not to respond.

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

The true synonym

better

Same sentence, swapped: The White House thought it better not to respond.

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 best as it is used in the sentence above.

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master
worst

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineCompetition

get the better of

The goal was to best the competition.

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

The true synonym

trump

Same sentence, swapped: The goal was to trump the competition.

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 best as it is used in the sentence above.

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mate
screw

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

betverbplaystake on the outcome of an issueFoothillsHas a reason line blockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line matchverbfitmake correspond or harmonizeFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line raceverbruncompete in a raceFoothillsHas a reason line tieverbdrawfinish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.Foothills2 senses undueadjectiveexcessivebeyond normal limitsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line zapverbnukestrike at with firepower or bombsRidgeline frameverbborderenclose in or as if in a frameFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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