Events

Synonyms for encounter

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 casual or unexpected convergence

There was a brief encounter in the hallway.

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

The true synonym

meeting

Same sentence, swapped: There was a brief meeting in the hallway.

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 encounter as it is used in the sentence above.

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

clipnountimean instance or single occasion for some eventTreelineHas a reason line crackingnounsnapa sudden sharp noiseTreelineHas a reason line criticaladjectivedecisiveforming or having the nature of a turning point or crisisTreeline cyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line currentnounflowdominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideasFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line supportnounkeepthe financial means whereby one livesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line supportingadjectiveencouragingfurnishing support and encouragementTreeline supremeadjectivesovereigngreatest in status or authority or powerTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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