Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for feeling

Two senses of feeling live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

I had a feeling that she was lying.

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

The true synonym

opinion

Same sentence, swapped: I had a opinion that she was lying.

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 feeling as it is used in the sentence above.

touch
smell
plan

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

The surface had a greasy feeling.

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

The true synonym

touch

Same sentence, swapped: The surface had a greasy touch.

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 feeling as it is used in the sentence above.

spirit
opinion
seeing

Read nextThe whole library →

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

guessverbthinkexpect, believe, or supposeFoothillsHas a reason line headnounmindthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functionsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line hearingnounaudiencean opportunity to state your case and be heardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line holdverbagreebe in accordFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line obliviousadjectiveforgetfulfailing to keep in mindRidgeline2 senses obscureadjectivedarkmarked by difficulty of style or expressionRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line obsessedadjectivehauntedhaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with somethingTreeline stagenounlega section or portion of a journey or courseFoothills2 senses

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