Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for given

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

acknowledged as a supposition

Given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started.

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

The true synonym

granted

Same sentence, swapped: Granted the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started.

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 given as it is used in the sentence above.

minded
free
likely

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

objectnountargetthe goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)Foothills opinionnounthoughta personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certaintyFoothills passionnounloveany object of warm affection or devotionFoothills patternnoundesignsomething intended as a guide for making something elseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line obsessedadjectivehauntedhaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with somethingTreeline obstaclenounobstructionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmountedRidgelineHas a reason line obtuseadjectivepurblindlacking in insight or discernmentSummit argumentnounstatementa fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is trueFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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