Qualities

Synonyms for husky

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

Makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky.

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

The true synonym

hoarse

Same sentence, swapped: Makes all the instruments sound powerful but hoarse.

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 husky as it is used in the sentence above.

strapping
forceful
gutsy

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

strainingadjectivestrenuoustaxing to the utmostRidgeline strappingadjectivehuskymuscular and heavily builtRidgeline strengthnouneffectivenesscapacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effectsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line stuffyadjectivecloselacking fresh airRidgelineHas a reason line deepadjectiveabstrusedifficult to penetrateSummitHas a reason line defectnounshortcominga failing or deficiencyHigh CampHas a reason line deficitnounshortagethe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or requiredRidgeline hiddenadjectivesecretdesigned to elude detectionFoothills2 senses

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