Qualities

Synonyms for showy

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

marked by ostentation but often tasteless

A cheap showy rhinestone bracelet.

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

The true synonym

flamboyant

Same sentence, swapped: A cheap flamboyant rhinestone bracelet.

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 showy as it is used in the sentence above.

glossy
sporty
gallant

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

inexplicableadjectiveincomprehensibleincapable of being explained or accounted forRidgeline ingenuitynounclevernessthe property of being ingeniousRidgelineHas a reason line insolentadjectivebrazenunrestrained by convention or proprietyRidgelineHas a reason line intimacynounfamiliarityclose or warm friendshipRidgelineHas a reason line straightforwardadjectivesquarewithout evasion or compromiseTreeline strainingadjectivestrenuoustaxing to the utmostRidgeline strangeadjectiveunknownnot known beforeFoothills2 senses defectiveadjectivefaultyhaving a defectRidgeline

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