Qualities

Synonyms for style

Two senses of style 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, FoothillsQualities

how something is done or how it happens

In the characteristic New York style.

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

The true synonym

way

Same sentence, swapped: In the characteristic New York way.

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 style as it is used in the sentence above.

dash
vogue
size

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

the popular taste at a given time

Long skirts were the style that year.

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

The true synonym

trend

Same sentence, swapped: Long skirts were the trend that year.

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 style as it is used in the sentence above.

manner
dash
culture

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

lateadjectiveformerof the immediate pastFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line listverb, nounnamegive or make a list ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lossnounredthe amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenueFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lowadjectivemiserableof the most contemptible kindFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line rateverb, nounvalueestimate the value ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line ravenousadjectivevoraciousdevouring or craving food in great quantitiesRidgeline receptiveadjectiveopenready or willing to receive favorablyRidgelineHas a reason line footnounbaselowest support of a structureFoothillsHas a reason line

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