Qualities

Synonyms for special

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

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

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

A special reason to confide in her.

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

The true synonym

particular

Same sentence, swapped: A particular reason to confide in her.

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 special as it is used in the sentence above.

extra
limited
telling

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

fairadjectivejustfree from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deceptionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line fallnoun, verbdropa sudden sharp decrease in some quantityFoothills2 senses fantasticadjectivewildfanciful and unrealisticFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line fastadjectivequickhurried and briefFoothillsHas a reason line explicitadjectiveexpressedprecisely and clearly expressed or readily observableRidgeline extensionnounprolongationamount or degree or range to which something extendsSummitHas a reason line extraadjectivesparemore than is needed, desired, or requiredFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line trashverbjunkdispose of (something useless or old)Foothills

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