States and conditions

Synonyms for red

Two senses of red 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 · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

characterized by violence or bloodshed

Convulsed with red rage.

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

The true synonym

violent

Same sentence, swapped: Convulsed with violent rage.

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 red as it is used in the sentence above.

ruby
flushed
hot

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

Turned red from exertion.

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

The true synonym

flushed

Same sentence, swapped: Turned flushed from exertion.

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 red as it is used in the sentence above.

violent
ruby
blue

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