Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for trust

Two senses of trust 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

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

complete confidence in a person or plan etc

The doctor-patient relationship is based on trust.

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

The true synonym

faith

Same sentence, swapped: The doctor-patient relationship is based on faith.

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 trust as it is used in the sentence above.

cartel
view
opinion

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

certainty based on past experience

He put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun.

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

The true synonym

reliance

Same sentence, swapped: He put more reliance in his own two legs than in the gun.

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 trust as it is used in the sentence above.

cartel
authority
overconfidence

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

understandverbseeperceive (an idea or situation) mentallyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line affairnounoccasiona formal or official social gathering or ceremony of peopleFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line aimnoun, verbdesignan anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actionsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line classifyverbsortarrange or order by classes or categoriesRidgeline clearverbenlightenmake free from confusion or ambiguityRidgelineHas a reason line cleveradjectiveaptmentally quick and resourcefulRidgeline2 senses jobnountaska specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific feeFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line jokenounlaugha humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterFoothillsHas a reason line

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