Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for detection

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

Early detection can often lead to a cure.

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

The true synonym

sensing

Same sentence, swapped: Early sensing can often lead to a cure.

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 detection as it is used in the sentence above.

constancy
touch
seeing

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampActions

a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

Years of patient detection finally identified the burglar.

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

The true synonym

sleuthing

Same sentence, swapped: Years of patient sleuthing finally identified the burglar.

Close but different

sensing
spotting
roundup

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