Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for keystone

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

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

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a central cohesive source of support and stability

The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money.

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The true synonym

anchor

Same sentence, swapped: The anchor of campaign reform was the ban on soft money.

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 keystone as it is used in the sentence above.

headstone
lifeline
kernel

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