Qualities

Synonyms for dead

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

drained of electric charge

A dead battery.

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

The true synonym

drained

Same sentence, swapped: A drained battery.

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 dead as it is used in the sentence above.

numb
idle
most

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

not showing human feeling or sensitivity

Passersby were dead to our plea for help.

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

The true synonym

numb

Same sentence, swapped: Passersby were numb to our plea for help.

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 dead as it is used in the sentence above.

beat
idle
most

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Closest first: other qualities words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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