Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for guess

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

expect, believe, or suppose

I guess she is angry at me for standing her up.

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

The true synonym

think

Same sentence, swapped: I think she is angry at me for standing her up.

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 guess as it is used in the sentence above.

venture
gauge
trust

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

missverbdropleave undone or leave outFoothillsHas a reason line mistakenounfaulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattentionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line modelnounexamplesomething to be imitatedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line movementnounmotionan optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving objectFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line tenornounstrainthe general meaning or substance of an utteranceRidgelineHas a reason line tentativeadjectivedoubtfulunsettled in mind or opinionRidgelineHas a reason line themenounsubjectthe subject matter of a conversation or discussionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line carryverbholddrink alcohol without showing ill effectsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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