Communication

Synonyms for wonder

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, FoothillsCommunication

place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

I wonder whether this was the right thing to do.

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

The true synonym

question

Same sentence, swapped: I question whether this was the right thing to do.

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 wonder as it is used in the sentence above.

study
consider
bethink

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

wordnounbookthe sacred writings of the Christian religionsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line wordsnounlanguagethe text of a popular song or musical-comedy numberFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line accentverb, nounstressput stress onFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line floutverbscofftreat with contemptuous disregardHigh Camp floweryadjectiveornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative detailsHigh Camp forteadjective, nounloudindicating that said piece or segment should be played loudlyRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line senseverb, nounsmellbecome aware of not through the senses but instinctivelyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line sentencenountimethe period of time a prisoner is imprisonedFoothillsHas a reason line

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