Emotions

Synonyms for fear

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineEmotions

be afraid or scared of

I fear the winters in Moscow.

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

The true synonym

dread

Same sentence, swapped: I dread the winters in Moscow.

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 fear as it is used in the sentence above.

reverence
enjoy
trip

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineEmotions

regard with feelings of respect and reverence

Fear God as your father.

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

The true synonym

reverence

Same sentence, swapped: Reverence God as your father.

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 fear as it is used in the sentence above.

upset
trouble
alarm

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

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