Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for novel

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

original and of a kind not seen before

The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem.

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

The true synonym

new

Same sentence, swapped: The computer produced a completely new proof of a well-known theorem.

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 novel as it is used in the sentence above.

refreshing
serial
classic

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followverbtracefollow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of somethingFoothills formnoun, verbkinda category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line frameverbborderenclose in or as if in a frameFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line geniusnounwondersomeone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originalityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line rankverbplaceassign a rank or rating toTreelineHas a reason line rateverb, nounvalueestimate the value ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line readverbtakeinterpret something in a certain wayFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line baseadjective, verbmeanhaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or moralityFoothills2 senses

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