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Synonyms for stinging
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
harsh or hurtful in tone or character
A stinging comment.
The true synonym
cutting
Same sentence, swapped: A cutting comment.
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 stinging as it is used in the sentence above.
- agonizing
- racking
- scratchy
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