Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for advanced

Two senses of advanced 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 · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

ahead of the times

The advanced teaching methods.

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

The true synonym

modern

Same sentence, swapped: The modern teaching methods.

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 advanced as it is used in the sentence above.

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Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

far along in time

A man of advanced age.

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

The true synonym

ripe

Same sentence, swapped: A man of ripe age.

Close but different

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

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