Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for broad

Two senses of broad live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

A broad political stance.

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

The true synonym

liberal

Same sentence, swapped: A liberal political stance.

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 broad as it is used in the sentence above.

blanket
spacious
vast

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

broad in scope or content

An invention with broad applications.

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

The true synonym

wide

Same sentence, swapped: An invention with wide applications.

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 broad as it is used in the sentence above.

raw
random
plain

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