Communication

Synonyms for speech

Two senses of speech live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

Her speech was barren of southernisms.

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

The true synonym

delivery

Same sentence, swapped: Her delivery was barren of southernisms.

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 speech as it is used in the sentence above.

device
poetry
analysis

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

words making up the dialogue of a play

The actor forgot his speech.

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

The true synonym

words

Same sentence, swapped: The actor forgot his words.

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 speech as it is used in the sentence above.

delivery
address
heading

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

blockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line castverbputformulate in a particular style or languageFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line checkverbmarkput a check mark on or near or next toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line contactnoun, verbtoucha communicative interactionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line forteadjective, nounloudindicating that said piece or segment should be played loudlyRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line ghostnountoucha suggestion of some qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line gossipnouncommenta report (often malicious) about the behavior of other peopleTreeline nervousadjectiveanxiouscausing or fraught with or showing anxietyFoothillsHas a reason line

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