Qualities

Synonyms for spare

Two senses of spare 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 · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

lacking in magnitude or quantity

A spare diet.

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

The true synonym

bare

Same sentence, swapped: A bare diet.

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 spare as it is used in the sentence above.

extra
trim
flat

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

thin and fit

The spare figure of a marathon runner.

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

The true synonym

trim

Same sentence, swapped: The trim figure of a marathon runner.

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 spare as it is used in the sentence above.

extra
bare
flat

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