Communication

Synonyms for ensure

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineCommunication

make certain of

This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us.

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

The true synonym

secure

Same sentence, swapped: This nest egg will secure a nice retirement for us.

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 ensure as it is used in the sentence above.

tick
establish
determine

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

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