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Synonyms for amplification

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 4, High CampActions

addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

A few remarks added in amplification and defense.

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

The true synonym

elaboration

Same sentence, swapped: A few remarks added in elaboration and defense.

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 amplification as it is used in the sentence above.

gain
exaggeration
gloss

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capitulationnounfallthe act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)High CampHas a reason line chairnounprofessorshipthe position of professorHigh CampHas a reason line conformitynouncomplianceacting according to certain accepted standardsHigh CampHas a reason line consolidationnounintegrationthe act of combining into an integral wholeHigh Camp extinctionnounquenchingthe act of extinguishingHigh CampHas a reason line failingnounflunkfailure to reach a minimum required performanceRidgelineHas a reason line festivalnounfetean organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)RidgelineHas a reason line regretfuladjectivesorryfeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undoneHigh Camp

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