States and conditions

Synonyms for hum

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

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 5, SummitStates and conditions

the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

There is a constant hum of military preparation.

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

The true synonym

busyness

Same sentence, swapped: There is a constant busyness of military preparation.

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 hum as it is used in the sentence above.

behaviour
eruption
behavior

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Closest first: other states and conditions words at Summit, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

defineverbdelineateshow the form or outline ofSummitHas a reason line incompleteadjectiveuncompletednot yet finishedSummit infamynounopprobriuma state of extreme dishonorSummit eventnouncasea special set of circumstancesFoothillsHas a reason line exposurenounvulnerabilitythe state of being vulnerable or exposedRidgeline fallnoun, verbdropa sudden sharp decrease in some quantityFoothills2 senses textnounschoolbooka book prepared for use in schools or collegesSummitHas a reason line thirdnountierceone of three equal parts of a divisible wholeSummitHas a reason line

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