Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for principle

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

The principle of jet propulsion.

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

The true synonym

rule

Same sentence, swapped: The rule of jet propulsion.

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 principle as it is used in the sentence above.

rationale
occasion
activity

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

probenouninvestigationan inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activitiesTreelineHas a reason line promisingadjectivebrightlikely to turn out well in the futureTreeline questnounpursuita search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteriaTreeline2 senses ragenouncultan interest followed with exaggerated zealTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line armorynouninventorya collection of resourcesRidgeline arrangeverbputarrange thoughts, ideas, temporal eventsFoothills artnounprowessa superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observationRidgeline drivenounridea journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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