Communication

Synonyms for trace

Two senses of trace 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 and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

an indication that something has been present

There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim.

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

The true synonym

shadow

Same sentence, swapped: There wasn't a shadow of evidence for the claim.

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 trace as it is used in the sentence above.

clue
print
account

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineMovement

to go back over again

Trace your path.

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

The true synonym

retrace

Same sentence, swapped: Retrace your path.

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 trace as it is used in the sentence above.

hunt
describe
rise

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

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