Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for dull

Two senses of dull 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, TreelineThinking and knowing

slow to learn or understand

Although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick.

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

The true synonym

slow

Same sentence, swapped: Although slow at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick.

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 dull as it is used in the sentence above.

muffled
thudding
frozen

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

not clear and resonant

The dull thud.

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

The true synonym

thudding

Same sentence, swapped: The thudding thud.

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 dull as it is used in the sentence above.

frozen
gone
open

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