Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for facet

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

a distinct feature or element in a problem

He studied every facet of the question.

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

The true synonym

aspect

Same sentence, swapped: He studied every aspect of the question.

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 facet as it is used in the sentence above.

contour
centerpiece
lap

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

learnedadjectiveeruditehaving or showing profound knowledgeHigh CampHas a reason line meatyadjectivesubstantivebeing on topic and prompting thoughtHigh Camp misinterpretverbmisunderstandinterpret in the wrong wayHigh CampHas a reason line pestilencenouncankera pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid ofHigh Camp reasonnouncausea justification for something existing or happeningFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line recallverb, nounwithdrawcause to be returnedTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line reckonverbcounttake account ofFoothills crashnoun, verbsmashthe act of colliding with somethingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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