Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for rate

Two senses of rate live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

estimate the value of

How would you rate his chances to become President?

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

The true synonym

value

Same sentence, swapped: How would you value his chances to become President?

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 rate as it is used in the sentence above.

praise
censor
reevaluate

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineQualities

the relative speed of progress or change

He works at a great rate.

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

The true synonym

pace

Same sentence, swapped: He works at a great pace.

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 rate as it is used in the sentence above.

length
score
amount

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

reckonverbcounttake account ofFoothills rememberverbthinkrecall knowledge from memoryFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line reportnounreputationthe general estimation that the public has for a personFoothillsHas a reason line scoreverbmarkassign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line prerequisitenounrequirementsomething that is required in advanceHigh CampHas a reason line principlenounrulea rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex systemTreeline probenouninvestigationan inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activitiesTreelineHas a reason line spotnounplacea point located with respect to surface features of some regionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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