Communication

Synonyms for approval

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

a message expressing a favorable opinion

Words of approval seldom passed his lips.

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

The true synonym

commendation

Same sentence, swapped: Words of commendation seldom passed his lips.

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 approval as it is used in the sentence above.

blessing
disapproval
publicity

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

commonplaceadjectivetiredrepeated too oftenRidgeline compactadjectivesummarybriefly giving the gist of somethingRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line compulsoryadjectiverequiredrequired by ruleRidgeline concessionnoungranta contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary businessRidgelineHas a reason line shoutingnouncheeringencouragement in the form of cheers from spectatorsFoothills shownounappearancepretending that something is the case in order to make a good impressionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line signverb, nounsubscribemark with one's signatureRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line conceivableadjectiveimaginablecapable of being imaginedRidgeline

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