Emotions

Synonyms for hope

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, FoothillsEmotions

expect and wish

I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise.

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

The true synonym

trust

Same sentence, swapped: I trust she understands that she cannot expect a raise.

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 hope as it is used in the sentence above.

anticipate
face
chance

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

worryverbcarebe concerned withFoothillsHas a reason line brokenadjectivebustedout of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken')Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line gladadjectivehappyeagerly disposed to act or to be of serviceFoothills2 senses heavyadjectivethreateningdarkened by cloudsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line astonishmentnounamazementthe feeling that accompanies something extremely surprisingHigh CampHas a reason line avidadjectivegreedyardently or excessively desirousRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line blitheadjectivelightheartedcarefree and happy and lightheartedHigh Camp crynounyella loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)FoothillsHas a reason line

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