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Synonyms for furrowed

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High Camp

having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

His furrowed face lit by a warming smile.

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

The true synonym

rugged

Same sentence, swapped: His rugged face lit by a warming smile.

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 furrowed as it is used in the sentence above.

ribbed
graven
incised

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awestruckadjectiveawedhaving or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dreadHigh Camp barbarousadjectivefellable or disposed to inflict pain or sufferingHigh CampQualities bareadjectivestrippedhaving everything extraneous removed including contentsTreelineQualities2 sensesHas a reason line barefacedadjectivebaldwith no effort to concealHigh Camp basicadjectiveintroductoryserving as a base or starting pointHigh Camp basinnounlavatorya bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipeRidgelineObjects2 senses basteverbtacksew together loosely, with large stitchesHigh CampContact and joiningHas a reason line becomingadjectivecomelyaccording with custom or proprietyHigh CampQualities

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