Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for complex

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, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

The complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town.

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

The true synonym

composite

Same sentence, swapped: The composite of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town.

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 complex as it is used in the sentence above.

unit
jungle
possession

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

enigmaticadjectivepuzzlingnot clear to the understandingRidgeline2 senses exceptionnounexclusiona deliberate act of omissionRidgelineHas a reason line expectancynounanticipationsomething expected (as on the basis of a norm)RidgelineHas a reason line foolishnessnounmadnessthe quality of being rash and foolishRidgelineHas a reason line dulladjectiveslowslow to learn or understandTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line embodimentnounshapea concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous conceptRidgeline engineeringnountechnologythe discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problemsTreeline rashadjective, nounrecklessmarked by defiant disregard for danger or consequencesTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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