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Synonyms for high

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun and adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelinePlaces

a high place

They stood on high and observed the countryside.

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The true synonym

heights

Same sentence, swapped: They stood on heights and observed the countryside.

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 high as it is used in the sentence above.

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Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

standing above others in quality or position

The high priest.

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The true synonym

eminent

Same sentence, swapped: The eminent priest.

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 high as it is used in the sentence above.

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

domainnounlandterritory over which rule or control is exercisedTreeline plotnoungamea secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line rearnounbackthe part of something that is furthest from the normal viewerTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line soilnoun, verbterritorythe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign stateTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line sourcenounbeginningthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line spotnounplacea point located with respect to surface features of some regionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line raisingnounliftthe event of something being raised upwardTreelineHas a reason line rankverbplaceassign a rank or rating toTreelineHas a reason line

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