Qualities
Synonyms for vain
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
unproductive of success
A vain attempt.
The true synonym
futile
Same sentence, swapped: A futile attempt.
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 vain as it is used in the sentence above.
- swollen
- void
- unfounded
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