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Synonyms for cornered

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, Treeline

forced to turn and face attackers

She had me cornered between the porch and her car.

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

The true synonym

trapped

Same sentence, swapped: She had me trapped between the porch and her car.

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 cornered as it is used in the sentence above.

crooked
jagged
bent

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