Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for understanding

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

I knew I could count on his understanding.

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

The true synonym

sympathy

Same sentence, swapped: I knew I could count on his sympathy.

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 understanding as it is used in the sentence above.

reason
savvy
movement

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

He has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect.

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

The true synonym

savvy

Same sentence, swapped: He has virtually no savvy of social cause and effect.

Close but different

agreement
sympathy
consciousness

Read nextThe whole library →

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

familiaradjectiveintimatehaving mutual interests or affectionsTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line foundationnouncreationthe act of starting something for the first timeTreeline2 senses fundamentaladjectiveprofoundfar-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of somethingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line graspnoungripan intellectual hold or understandingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line probenouninvestigationan inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activitiesTreelineHas a reason line problemnountroublea source of difficultyFoothillsHas a reason line problematicadjectivedebatableopen to doubt or debateRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line networknounweban interconnected system of things or peopleTreelineHas a reason line

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