Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for doubtful

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

They were doubtful that the cord would hold.

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

The true synonym

dubious

Same sentence, swapped: They were dubious that the cord would hold.

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 doubtful as it is used in the sentence above.

tentative
obscure
vague

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

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