Qualities

Synonyms for energy

Two senses of energy live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsQualities

enterprising or ambitious drive

Europeans often laugh at American energy.

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

The true synonym

push

Same sentence, swapped: Europeans often laugh at American push.

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 energy as it is used in the sentence above.

doe
action
guts

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampQualities

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

His writing conveys great energy.

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

The true synonym

vim

Same sentence, swapped: His writing conveys great vim.

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 energy as it is used in the sentence above.

doe
enthusiasm
delicacy

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

advantagenounrewardbenefit resulting from some event or actionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line agreementnoununderstandingthe statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promisesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line aloneadjectiveonlyexclusive of anyone or anything elseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line appealnouncharmattractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulatesFoothillsHas a reason line disingenuousadjectiveartfulnot straightforward or candidHigh Camp disorderlyadjectivejumbledin utter disorderRidgeline dispatchnounexpeditionthe property of being prompt and efficientTreelineHas a reason line pooradjectiveshortof insufficient quantity to meet a needFoothills

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