Events
Synonyms for bombshell
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
a shocking surprise
News of the attack came like a bombshell.
The true synonym
thunderclap
Same sentence, swapped: News of the attack came like a thunderclap.
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 bombshell as it is used in the sentence above.
- kicker
- blockbuster
- carcass
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Closest first: other events words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
birthnounnativitythe event of being bornRidgelineHas a reason lineclangnouncrasha loud resonant repeating noiseRidgelineHas a reason linecontractionnouncompressionthe process or result of becoming smaller or pressed togetherRidgelineprejudicialadjectivedamagingcausing harm or injuryRidgelinepreliminarynounoverturesomething that serves as a preceding event or introduces what followsRidgelineHas a reason lineprogressnounadvancea movement forwardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason lineuncommonadjectiveraremarked by an uncommon qualityRidgelineuncutadjectiveroughnot shaped by cutting or trimmingRidgelineHas a reason line
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