States and conditions

Synonyms for boon

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

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

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

a desirable state

A spanking breeze is a boon to sailors.

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

The true synonym

blessing

Same sentence, swapped: A spanking breeze is a blessing to sailors.

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 boon as it is used in the sentence above.

prosperity
jolly
gay

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

prolongverbsustainlengthen or extend in duration or spaceRidgelineHas a reason line radiateverbrayextend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a centerRidgeline rapturenountransporta state of being carried away by overwhelming emotionRidgelineHas a reason line raucousadjectiverowdydisturbing the public peaceRidgelineHas a reason line attendantadjectivecollateraloccurring with or following as a consequenceTreeline badadjectivedefectivenot working properlyRidgelineHas a reason line banenouncursesomething causing misery or deathRidgelineHas a reason line manipulationnounuseexerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantageRidgeline

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