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Synonyms for elevation

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

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 5, SummitActions

the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

His elevation to cardinal.

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

The true synonym

aggrandizement

Same sentence, swapped: His aggrandizement to cardinal.

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 elevation as it is used in the sentence above.

pinnacle
altitude
exaggeration

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

downturnnoundownswinga worsening of business or economic activitySummit dutifuladjectiveduteouswillingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respectSummit evasionnounnonpaymentthe deliberate act of failing to pay moneySummit mercynounclemencyleniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justiceRidgeline metamorphosisnountransfigurationa striking change in appearance or character or circumstancesHigh CampHas a reason line misdirectionnoundistractionthe act of distractingHigh CampHas a reason line sweetnessnounpleasantnessthe quality of giving pleasureSummitHas a reason line sylvanadjectivesilvanrelating to or characteristic of wooded regionsSummit

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