Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for basics

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

principles from which other truths can be derived

Let's get down to basics.

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

The true synonym

bedrock

Same sentence, swapped: Let's get down to bedrock.

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 basics as it is used in the sentence above.

dictate
conservation
logic

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

witsnounmarblesthe basic human power of intelligent thought and perceptionRidgeline acquisitionnounlearningthe cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledgeRidgelineHas a reason line approximateadjectiveroughnot quite exact or correctRidgelineHas a reason line armorynouninventorya collection of resourcesRidgeline artnounprowessa superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observationRidgeline artsnounhumanitiesstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)High Camp assaynouncheckan appraisal of the state of affairsHigh CampHas a reason line fussyadjectivebusyovercrowded or cluttered with detailRidgelineHas a reason line

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