Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for hallucination

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

His dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination.

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

The true synonym

delusion

Same sentence, swapped: His dreams of vast wealth are a delusion.

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 hallucination as it is used in the sentence above.

misunderstanding
imagery
whim

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

tendencynoundispositionan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over othersRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line tenornounstrainthe general meaning or substance of an utteranceRidgelineHas a reason line tentativeadjectivedoubtfulunsettled in mind or opinionRidgelineHas a reason line trapnounsnaresomething (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawaresRidgeline memorynounstorean electronic memory deviceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line mindnounintellectknowledge and intellectual abilityRidgeline misinterpretverbmisunderstandinterpret in the wrong wayHigh CampHas a reason line nervesnounnervousnessan uneasy psychological stateRidgelineHas a reason line

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