People and roles

Synonyms for doctor

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelinePeople and roles

a licensed medical practitioner

I felt so bad I went to see my doctor.

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

The true synonym

physician

Same sentence, swapped: I felt so bad I went to see my physician.

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 doctor as it is used in the sentence above.

dentist
water
cut

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