Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for direction

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

the concentration of attention or energy on something

He had no direction in his life.

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

The true synonym

focus

Same sentence, swapped: He had no focus in his life.

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 direction as it is used in the sentence above.

commission
management
study

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of setting and holding a course

A new council was installed under the direction of the king.

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

The true synonym

guidance

Same sentence, swapped: A new council was installed under the guidance of the king.

Close but different

focus
commission
possession

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

memorynounstorean electronic memory deviceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line missverbdropleave undone or leave outFoothillsHas a reason line mistakenounfaulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattentionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line modelnounexamplesomething to be imitatedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line sectionnoundepartmenta specialized division of a large organizationFoothills2 senses sectornounspherea particular aspect of life or activityTreeline seminaladjectivegerminalcontaining seeds of later developmentSummit conditionnounstatusa state at a particular timeFoothills

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