States and conditions

Synonyms for custody

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

He is in the custody of police.

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

The true synonym

hold

Same sentence, swapped: He is in the hold of police.

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 custody as it is used in the sentence above.

solitary
wing
incarceration

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Closest first: other states and conditions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

quitverbstopput an end to a state or an activityFoothillsHas a reason line rangenoun, verbreachan area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line realitynounworldall of your experiences that determine how things appear to youFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line redadjectiveviolentcharacterized by violence or bloodshedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line provincenounresponsibilitythe proper sphere or extent of your activitiesTreeline radiateverbrayextend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a centerRidgeline flyverbwingtravel through the airFoothills flyingnounflightan instance of traveling by airFoothills

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