Events

Synonyms for critical

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineEvents

forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

A critical point in the campaign.

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

The true synonym

decisive

Same sentence, swapped: A decisive point in the campaign.

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 critical as it is used in the sentence above.

wicked
threatening
correct

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

clipnountimean instance or single occasion for some eventTreelineHas a reason line crackingnounsnapa sudden sharp noiseTreelineHas a reason line cyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line scrapenounscratcha harsh noise made by scrapingTreelineHas a reason line screamnounscreechinga high-pitched noise resembling a human cryFoothillsHas a reason line shimmernounplaya weak and tremulous lightRidgeline lapnouncirclemovement once around a courseTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line leadershipnounleadingthe activity of leadingTreelineHas a reason line

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