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Synonyms for duty

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsActions

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

We must instill a sense of duty in our children.

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

The true synonym

responsibility

Same sentence, swapped: We must instill a sense of responsibility in our children.

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 duty as it is used in the sentence above.

tariff
government
punishment

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

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