Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for credence

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

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

He gave credence to the gossip.

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

The true synonym

acceptance

Same sentence, swapped: He gave acceptance to the gossip.

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 credence as it is used in the sentence above.

intolerance
hardball
dependence

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

tenornounstrainthe general meaning or substance of an utteranceRidgelineHas a reason line tentativeadjectivedoubtfulunsettled in mind or opinionRidgelineHas a reason line trapnounsnaresomething (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawaresRidgeline uncertainadjectiveunsettledsubject to changeRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line feelingnounopiniona vague idea in which some confidence is placedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line focusverbconcentratedirect one's attention on somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line followverbtracefollow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of somethingFoothills advisernounconsultantan expert who gives adviceRidgelineHas a reason line

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