Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for popular

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large

The new law was passed by popular vote.

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

The true synonym

democratic

Same sentence, swapped: The new law was passed by democratic vote.

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 popular as it is used in the sentence above.

precious
modern
leading

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

heednoun, verbregardpaying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line illusionnounfancysomething many people believe that is falseTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line imagenounprototypea standard or typical exampleTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line interpretverbseemake sense ofTreelineHas a reason line overlapnounintersectiona representation of common ground between theories or phenomenaRidgelineHas a reason line passionnounloveany object of warm affection or devotionFoothills patternnoundesignsomething intended as a guide for making something elseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line votenounvotinga choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternativeTreeline

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