States and conditions

Synonyms for province

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, TreelineStates and conditions

the proper sphere or extent of your activities

It was his province to take care of himself.

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

The true synonym

responsibility

Same sentence, swapped: It was his responsibility to take care of himself.

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 province as it is used in the sentence above.

state
lap
kingdom

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

meltedadjectiveliquidchanged from a solid to a liquid stateTreeline moodnounclimatethe prevailing psychological stateTreelineHas a reason line notoriousadjectiveinfamousknown widely and usually unfavorablyTreeline polishnounfinisha highly developed state of perfectionTreelineHas a reason line eventnouncasea special set of circumstancesFoothillsHas a reason line exposurenounvulnerabilitythe state of being vulnerable or exposedRidgeline fallnoun, verbdropa sudden sharp decrease in some quantityFoothills2 senses crudeadjectiveroughnot carefully or expertly madeTreeline

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