Making and creating

Synonyms for trigger

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsMaking and creating

put in motion or move to act

The smoke will trigger the alarm system.

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

The true synonym

trip

Same sentence, swapped: The smoke will trip the alarm system.

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 trigger as it is used in the sentence above.

arrange
attempt
mount

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

plannoun, verbdesignan arrangement schemeFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line produceverbmakecreate or manufacture a man-made productFoothillsHas a reason line blastverbshellcreate by using explosivesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line manufacturenoun, verbfabricationthe act of making something (a product) from raw materialsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line plasticadjectiveshapingforming or capable of forming or molding or fashioningRidgeline2 senses characternounqualitya characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of somethingFoothills chargenounmissiona special assignment that is given to a person or groupFoothillsHas a reason line checkverbmarkput a check mark on or near or next toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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