Qualities

Synonyms for retiring

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

We honored the retiring president at the annual dinner.

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

The true synonym

past

Same sentence, swapped: We honored the past president at the annual dinner.

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 retiring as it is used in the sentence above.

unassuming
reticent
withdrawn

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

not arrogant or presuming

A shy retiring girl.

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

The true synonym

unassuming

Same sentence, swapped: A shy unassuming girl.

Close but different

preceding
icy
dying

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

momentumnounimpulsean impelling force or strengthTreelineHas a reason line mutualadjectivecommoncommon to or shared by two or more partiesTreeline neatadjectiveorderlyclean or organizedTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line niceadjectivegraciousexhibiting courtesy and politenessTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line hardnessnounruggednessthe quality of being difficult to doSummit hardyadjectivesturdyhaving rugged physical strengthRidgeline harshadjectiveroughunkind or cruel or uncivilTreeline gapnounbreakan act of delaying or interrupting the continuityTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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