Events

Synonyms for scream

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsEvents

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

He heard the scream of the brakes.

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

The true synonym

screeching

Same sentence, swapped: He heard the screeching of the brakes.

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 scream as it is used in the sentence above.

riot
chatter
boom

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

shocknounblowan unpleasant or disappointing surpriseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line slipnountripan accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fallFoothills turkeynounbomban event that fails badly or is totally ineffectualFoothills looseningnounrelaxationan occurrence of control or strength weakeningHigh CampHas a reason line onsetnounoncomingthe beginning or early stagesRidgeline outbreaknouneruptiona sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)RidgelineHas a reason line vacationnounholidayleisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasureFoothillsHas a reason line viewnoun, verbsightthe act of looking or seeing or observingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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