Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for idea

Two senses of idea 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 · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

the content of cognition

It was not a good idea.

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

The true synonym

thought

Same sentence, swapped: It was not a good thought.

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 idea as it is used in the sentence above.

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Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

A rough idea how long it would take.

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

The true synonym

estimate

Same sentence, swapped: A rough estimate how long it would take.

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 idea as it is used in the sentence above.

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integral

Read nextThe whole library →

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

rateverb, nounvalueestimate the value ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line readverbtakeinterpret something in a certain wayFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line readyadjective, verbquickapprehending and responding with speed and sensitivityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line realitynounworldall of your experiences that determine how things appear to youFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line disregardverbignoregive little or no attention toRidgelineHas a reason line distinctionnoundifferentiationa discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributesHigh Camp distinguishverbtellmark as differentRidgeline startnoun, verbjumpa sudden involuntary movementFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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