Communication

Synonyms for calculating

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

acting with a specific goal

The most calculating and selfish men in the community.

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

The true synonym

scheming

Same sentence, swapped: The most scheming and selfish men in the community.

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 calculating as it is used in the sentence above.

considerate
guarded
discreet

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

evadeverbduckavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)Ridgeline2 sensesHas a reason line exaggerateverbamplifyto enlarge beyond bounds or the truthRidgelineHas a reason line fabricatedadjectivefanciedformed or conceived by the imaginationRidgeline fabulousadjectivemythicalbased on or told of in traditional storiesRidgeline condemnverbreprobateexpress strong disapproval ofHigh CampHas a reason line confidentialadjectivesecretgiven in confidence or in secretTreeline conflictnounbattlean open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line plasticadjectiveshapingforming or capable of forming or molding or fashioningRidgeline2 senses

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