Movement

Synonyms for physical

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampMovement

impelled by physical force especially against resistance

Police used physical means to remove the protesters.

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

The true synonym

forcible

Same sentence, swapped: Police used forcible means to remove the protesters.

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 physical as it is used in the sentence above.

fallen
material
actual

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Closest first: other movement words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

levitateverbhoverbe suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravityHigh CampHas a reason line maneuverableadjectivemanoeuvrablecapable of maneuvering or changing positionHigh Camp shiftverbdislodgechange place or directionHigh Camp plyverbruntravel a route regularlyRidgelineHas a reason line reachverbcontactbe in or establish communication withFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line removeverbtransfershift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposesFoothillsHas a reason line excitementnounexhilarationthe feeling of lively and cheerful joyHigh CampHas a reason line exemplaryadjectiveemblematicbeing or serving as an illustration of a typeHigh Camp

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