Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for blur

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a hazy or indistinct representation

It happened so fast it was just a blur.

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

The true synonym

fuzz

Same sentence, swapped: It happened so fast it was just a fuzz.

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 blur as it is used in the sentence above.

interpretation
intersection
baton

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

neutraladjectiveimpersonalhaving no personal preferenceRidgelineHas a reason line notionnounwhiman odd or fanciful or capricious ideaRidgeline obliviousadjectiveforgetfulfailing to keep in mindRidgeline2 senses obscureadjectivedarkmarked by difficulty of style or expressionRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line siftverbsievedistinguish and separate outRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line sightnoun, verbkenthe range of visionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line significancenounmeaningthe message that is intended or expressed or signifiedTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line warnverbdiscourageadvise or counsel in terms of someone's behaviorRidgelineHas a reason line

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