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Synonyms for indirect

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, Ridgeline

descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

An indirect descendant of the Stuarts.

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

The true synonym

collateral

Same sentence, swapped: An collateral descendant of the Stuarts.

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 indirect as it is used in the sentence above.

lineal
erratic
planetary

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Closest first: other words at Ridgeline, then their alphabetical neighbours.

segmentverbsectiondivide into segmentsRidgelineContact and joiningHas a reason line sendernountransmittersomeone who transmits a messageRidgelinePeople and roles senselessadjectivemindlessnot marked by the use of reasonRidgelineQualities sensualadjectiveanimalmarked by the appetites and passions of the bodyRidgelineQualitiesHas a reason line sentimentaladjectivemushyeffusively or insincerely emotionalRidgelineQualities separatedadjectivedetachedno longer connected or joinedRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line separationnounintervalthe distance between thingsRidgelineQualities septicadjectiveinfectedcontaining or resulting from disease-causing organismsRidgelineStates and conditionsHas a reason line

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