Qualities

Synonyms for bleak

Two senses of bleak live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

providing no shelter or sustenance

The bleak treeless regions of the high Andes.

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

The true synonym

bare

Same sentence, swapped: The bare treeless regions of the high Andes.

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 bleak as it is used in the sentence above.

snappy
moving
touching

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

offering little or no hope

Prospects were bleak.

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

The true synonym

black

Same sentence, swapped: Prospects were black.

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 bleak as it is used in the sentence above.

snappy
touching
blown

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