Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for imaginative

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

An imaginative use of material.

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The true synonym

inventive

Same sentence, swapped: An inventive use of material.

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 imaginative as it is used in the sentence above.

firsthand
expressive
suggestive

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

trapnounsnaresomething (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawaresRidgeline uncertainadjectiveunsettledsubject to changeRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line valuationnounevaluationan appraisal of the value of somethingRidgelineHas a reason line versatileadjectivevarioushaving great diversity or varietyRidgeline headnounmindthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functionsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line hearingnounaudiencean opportunity to state your case and be heardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line heednoun, verbregardpaying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line proudadjectivegallanthaving or displaying great dignity or nobilityRidgeline

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