Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for blackout

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

partial or total loss of memory

He has a total blackout for events of the evening.

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

The true synonym

amnesia

Same sentence, swapped: He has a total amnesia for events of the evening.

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 blackout as it is used in the sentence above.

brownout
certainty
uncertainty

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

advancedadjectivemodernahead of the timesTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line affirmativeadjectiveoptimisticexpecting the bestTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line associationnounconnectionthe process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imaginationTreelineHas a reason line basisnounbasethe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explainedTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line discretionnounprudenceknowing how to avoid embarrassment or distressRidgelineHas a reason line disorientedadjectivelosthaving lost your bearingsRidgeline disregardverbignoregive little or no attention toRidgelineHas a reason line intuitionnounsuspicionan impression that something might be the caseTreelineHas a reason line

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