Qualities

Synonyms for ordinary

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

lacking special distinction, rank, or status

The ordinary (or common) man in the street.

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

The true synonym

average

Same sentence, swapped: The average (or common) man in the street.

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 ordinary as it is used in the sentence above.

junior
rude
metal

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

wideadjectivefullhaving ample fabricFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line workingadjectiverunningperforming or capable of performingFoothills advantagenounrewardbenefit resulting from some event or actionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line agreementnoununderstandingthe statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promisesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line typicaladjectivedistinctiveof a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thingRidgeline uglyadjectivesurlyinclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menaceRidgelineHas a reason line uncertainadjectiveunsettledsubject to changeRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line argumentnounstatementa fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is trueFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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