Emotions

Synonyms for affection

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineEmotions

a positive feeling of liking

He had trouble expressing the affection he felt.

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

The true synonym

heart

Same sentence, swapped: He had trouble expressing the heart he felt.

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 affection as it is used in the sentence above.

gratitude
emotion
sickness

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

ambitionnoundreama cherished desireTreelineHas a reason line challengingadjectiveambitiousrequiring full use of your abilities or resourcesTreelineHas a reason line entertainverbholdmaintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)TreelineHas a reason line ethicaladjectivehonorableadhering to ethical and moral principlesTreeline romanticadjectiveamorousexpressive of or exciting sexual love or romanceRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line rushnoun, verbchargethe swift release of a store of affective forceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line scaryadjectivechillingprovoking fear or terrorRidgeline significancenounmeaningthe message that is intended or expressed or signifiedTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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