Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for science

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

ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

Coaching at that level is a science he has clearly mastered.

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

The true synonym

skill

Same sentence, swapped: Coaching at that level is a skill he has clearly mastered.

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 science as it is used in the sentence above.

intelligence
capacity
study

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

estimateverbguessjudge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)Treeline evidencenoungroundsyour basis for belief or disbeliefTreelineHas a reason line exclusiveadjectivesolenot divided or shared with othersTreeline factornounelementan abstract part of somethingTreelineHas a reason line gistnounheartthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experienceRidgelineHas a reason line givenadjectivegrantedacknowledged as a suppositionFoothillsHas a reason line grabnoun, verbcatchthe act of catching an object with the handsFoothills2 senses repairverbdoctorrestore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or brokenTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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