Events

Synonyms for shocking

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineEvents

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

The most shocking book of its time.

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

The true synonym

shameful

Same sentence, swapped: The most shameful book of its time.

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 shocking as it is used in the sentence above.

tremendous
unexpected
quick

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

criticaladjectivedecisiveforming or having the nature of a turning point or crisisTreeline cyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line defeatnounlickingan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contestTreeline disturbancenouncommotiona disorderly outburst or tumultTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line shocknounblowan unpleasant or disappointing surpriseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line showernouncascadea sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain showerRidgelineHas a reason line audionounsoundthe audible part of a transmitted signalTreelineHas a reason line authenticadjectivereliableconforming to fact and therefore worthy of beliefTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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