Communication

Synonyms for enlightening

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

An enlightening glimpse of government in action.

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

The true synonym

informative

Same sentence, swapped: An informative glimpse of government in action.

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 enlightening as it is used in the sentence above.

editorial
demonstrative
critical

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

barragenounbatterythe heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific targetRidgeline2 senses bellownounroaringa very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)RidgelineHas a reason line biddingnounsummonsa request to be presentRidgelineHas a reason line blandadjectiveflatlacking stimulating characteristicsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line tracenoun, verbshadowan indication that something has been presentFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line tracknouncoursea line or route along which something travels or movesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line translateverbinterpretrestate (words) from one language into another languageTreelineHas a reason line impressverbimprintmark or stamp with or as if with pressureRidgelineHas a reason line

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