Qualities

Synonyms for working

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

performing or capable of performing

The old radio is still in working condition.

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

The true synonym

running

Same sentence, swapped: The old radio is still in running condition.

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 working as it is used in the sentence above.

busy
engaged
commercial

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

motiveadjectivemotorcausing or able to cause motionFoothills mysteriousadjectivedeepof an obscure natureFoothillsHas a reason line nastyadjectiveawfuloffensive or even (of persons) maliciousFoothills nextadjectivefollowingimmediately following in time or orderFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line recoursenounresortsomething or someone turned to for assistance or securityRidgelineHas a reason line refractoryadjectivestubbornnot responding to treatmentHigh CampHas a reason line regularadjectiveevenoccurring at fixed intervalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line blockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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