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Synonyms for transverse

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High Camp

extending or lying across

The bridge rests on a transverse beam spanning the river.

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

The true synonym

cross

Same sentence, swapped: The bridge rests on a cross beam spanning the river.

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 transverse as it is used in the sentence above.

diagonal
rhomboid
biased

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ineptadjectiveawkwardnot elegant or graceful in expressionRidgelineThinking and knowing2 sensesHas a reason line inertianouninactivitya disposition to remain inactive or inertHigh CampQualitiesHas a reason line inestimableadjectiveimmeasurablebeyond calculation or measureHigh Camp inexhaustibleadjectiveunlimitedthat cannot be entirely consumed or used upHigh Camp inexorableadjectivesternnot to be placated or appeased or moved by entreatyHigh CampQualities inexperiencenounrawnesslack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experienceHigh CampThinking and knowingHas a reason line ingenuousadjectiveartlesscharacterized by an inability to mask your feelingsHigh CampQualities2 sensesHas a reason line innocentadjectiveguiltlessfree from evil or guiltHigh CampStates and conditions2 sensesHas a reason line

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