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Synonyms for flying

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsActions

an instance of traveling by air

Flying was still an exciting adventure for him.

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

The true synonym

flight

Same sentence, swapped: Flight was still an exciting adventure for him.

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 flying as it is used in the sentence above.

dying
quick
express

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

dutynounresponsibilitythe social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that forceFoothillsHas a reason line educationnounteachingthe activities of educating or instructingFoothills effortnounsweatuse of physical or mental energyFoothills2 senses escapenounflightthe act of escaping physicallyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shiningnounpolishingthe work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing itRidgelineHas a reason line shocknounblowan unpleasant or disappointing surpriseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shootingnounshotthe act of firing a projectileFoothillsHas a reason line shutadjective, verbclosedused especially of mouth or eyesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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