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Synonyms for crushing
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
physically or spiritually devastating
A crushing blow.
The true synonym
devastating
Same sentence, swapped: A devastating blow.
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 crushing as it is used in the sentence above.
- punishing
- troublesome
- humiliating
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