States and conditions

Synonyms for amount

Two senses of amount live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

to measure up to in kind or quality

This idea will never amount to anything.

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

The true synonym

come

Same sentence, swapped: This idea will never come to anything.

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 amount as it is used in the sentence above.

reduce
choke
damage

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineMoney

a quantity of money

The amount he had in cash was insufficient.

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

The true synonym

sum

Same sentence, swapped: The sum he had in cash was insufficient.

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 amount as it is used in the sentence above.

credit
protection
damage

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

entireadjectivefullconstituting the full quantity or extentFoothills eventnouncasea special set of circumstancesFoothillsHas a reason line fallnoun, verbdropa sudden sharp decrease in some quantityFoothills2 senses figurenoun, verbnamea well-known or notable personFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line renovationnounoverhaulthe act of improving by renewing and restoringRidgeline2 senses resultnoun, verbanswera statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problemFoothills2 senses rhymeverbrimebe similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllableHigh CampHas a reason line statenoun, verbcountrya politically organized body of people under a single governmentFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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