Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for tendency

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

A tendency to be too strict.

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

The true synonym

disposition

Same sentence, swapped: A disposition to be too strict.

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 tendency as it is used in the sentence above.

trend
stance
acceptance

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelinePlaces

a general direction in which something tends to move

The shoreward tendency of the current.

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

The true synonym

trend

Same sentence, swapped: The shoreward trend of the current.

Close but different

frame
makeup
system

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