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Synonyms for hard

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsActions

given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

A hard drinker.

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

The true synonym

heavy

Same sentence, swapped: A heavy drinker.

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 hard as it is used in the sentence above.

knockout
near
rough

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

unfortunate or hard to bear

Had hard luck.

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

The true synonym

tough

Same sentence, swapped: Had tough luck.

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 hard as it is used in the sentence above.

knockout
concentrated
open

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

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