Qualities

Synonyms for equal

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

He was equal to the task.

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

The true synonym

adequate

Same sentence, swapped: He was adequate to the task.

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 equal as it is used in the sentence above.

inadequate
standard
smooth

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

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