Events

Synonyms for emergency

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineEvents

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

He never knew what to do in an emergency.

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

The true synonym

pinch

Same sentence, swapped: He never knew what to do in an pinch.

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 emergency as it is used in the sentence above.

surgery
therapy
clinic

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

cyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line defeatnounlickingan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contestTreeline disturbancenouncommotiona disorderly outburst or tumultTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line engagementnouninvolvementthe act of sharing in the activities of a groupTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line finishnounendingevent whose occurrence ends somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line flopnounbusta complete failureRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line repairverbdoctorrestore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or brokenTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line replacementnounswitchan event in which one thing is substituted for anotherTreelineHas a reason line

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