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Synonyms for basic

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High Camp

serving as a base or starting point

The school offers basic Russian courses for new students.

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

The true synonym

introductory

Same sentence, swapped: The school offers introductory Russian courses for new students.

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 basic as it is used in the sentence above.

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Closest first: other words at High Camp, then their alphabetical neighbours.

unloadverboffloadremove the load from (a container or vehicle)High CampContact and joining unluckyadjectivelucklesshaving or bringing misfortuneHigh CampHas a reason line unravelverbuntanglebecome or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads ofHigh CampContact and joiningHas a reason line unreliableadjectiveundependablenot worthy of reliance or trustHigh CampQualitiesHas a reason line unsophisticatedadjectivehickawkwardly simple and provincialHigh CampPeople and roles2 sensesHas a reason line unsoundadjectivebadphysically unsound or diseasedHigh CampStates and conditions2 sensesHas a reason line unsulliedadjectivestainlessfree from blemishesHigh Camp unsungadjectiveunknownnot famous or acclaimedHigh CampStates and conditions

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