Qualities

Synonyms for delinquency

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 4, High CampQualities

a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

He inherited his delinquency from his father.

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

The true synonym

dereliction

Same sentence, swapped: He inherited his dereliction from his father.

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 delinquency as it is used in the sentence above.

abnormality
inferiority
slump

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beguilingadjectivetemptinghighly attractive and able to arouse hope or desireHigh Camp bitenounsharpnessa strong odor or taste propertyHigh Camp2 senses bitteradjectiveacrimoniousmarked by strong resentment or cynicismHigh CampHas a reason line blackadjectivesmuttysoiled with dirt or sootHigh Camp foreignadjectivealiennot contained in or deriving from the essential nature of somethingFoothills2 senses forteadjective, nounloudindicating that said piece or segment should be played loudlyRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line fortuitousadjectivecauselesshaving no cause or apparent causeSummit addledadjectivewoollyconfused and vagueHigh Camp

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