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Synonyms for distant
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
A distant cousin.
The true synonym
remote
Same sentence, swapped: A remote cousin.
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 distant as it is used in the sentence above.
- upstage
- close
- gentle
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Closest first: other words at Foothills, then their alphabetical neighbours.
signalverbpointbe a signal for or a symptom ofFoothillsCommunicationHas a reason linesilenceverb, nounstillcause to be quiet or not talkFoothillsChange2 sensesHas a reason linesilentadjectivemumfailing to speak or communicate etc. when expected toFoothillsQualities2 sensesHas a reason linesillyadjectiveridiculousinspiring scornful pityFoothillsActions2 sensessimplyadverbonlyand nothing moreFoothills2 sensessituationnounpositiona condition or position in which you find yourselfFoothillsStates and conditionssleepnounresteuphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)FoothillsStates and conditions2 sensesHas a reason lineslipnountripan accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fallFoothillsEvents
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