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Synonyms for makeshift

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, RidgelineActions

done or made using whatever is available

The rock served as a makeshift hammer.

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

The true synonym

improvised

Same sentence, swapped: The rock served as a improvised hammer.

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 makeshift as it is used in the sentence above.

imperfect
impaired
sketchy

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

diceyadjectivedodgyof uncertain outcomeRidgeline disguisenouncamouflagethe act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearanceRidgelineHas a reason line diversionnoundeviationa turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)RidgelineHas a reason line drawingnoundraftingthe creation of artistic pictures or diagramsRidgelineHas a reason line deprivationnounprivationact of depriving someone of food or money or rightsHigh CampHas a reason line detectionnounsensingthe perception that something has occurred or some state existsRidgeline2 senses determinationnounfindingthe act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculationTreeline indicativeadjectivesuggestivepointing out or revealing clearlyRidgelineHas a reason line

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