Qualities

Synonyms for average

Two senses of average 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 · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

lacking exceptional quality or ability

A novel of average merit.

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

The true synonym

fair

Same sentence, swapped: A novel of fair merit.

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 average as it is used in the sentence above.

median
standard
plastic

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

around the middle of a scale of evaluation

An orange of average size.

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

The true synonym

medium

Same sentence, swapped: An orange of medium size.

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 average as it is used in the sentence above.

plastic
current
stock

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

closeadjectivenearnot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line cuteadjectivepreciousobviously contrived to charmFoothills dearadjectivegoodwith or in a close or intimate relationshipFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line decentadjectivenicesocially or conventionally correctFoothillsHas a reason line bluntadjectivefrankcharacterized by directness in manner or speechTreelineHas a reason line boldnessnoundaringthe trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or dangerRidgeline boorishadjectiveneanderthalill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearanceHigh Camp solidadjectivestrongof good quality and conditionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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