Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for acumen

The synonym for acumen recorded in this bank is sagacity, in the sense "the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions in a particular domain". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line

The synonym for acumen

sagacitynoun, in the sense "the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions in a particular domain"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for acumen.

The sensenounTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions in a particular domain

Her financial acumen kept the startup solvent through three recessions.

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The true synonym

sagacity

Same sentence, swapped: Her financial sagacity kept the startup solvent through three recessions.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

thriftiness
ambition
diligence

Where acumen turns up in the game

acumen is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

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