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Synonyms for highly

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adverb

The senseadverbTier 1, Foothills

to a high degree or extent

The new treatment proved highly effective in early trials.

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The true synonym

extremely

Same sentence, swapped: The new treatment proved extremely effective in early trials.

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 highly as it is used in the sentence above.

plenty
greatly
largely

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Closest first: other words at Foothills, then their alphabetical neighbours.

guessverbthinkexpect, believe, or supposeFoothillsThinking and knowingHas a reason line handnoun, verbdealthe cards held in a card game by a given player at any given timeFoothillsGroups and collections2 sensesHas a reason line hardadjectiveheavygiven to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquorsFoothillsActions2 sensesHas a reason line hardlyadverbbarelyonly a very short time beforeFoothills headnounmindthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functionsFoothillsThinking and knowing2 sensesHas a reason line healthyadjectivesoundexercising or showing good judgmentFoothillsHas a reason line hearverblistenlisten and pay attentionFoothillsPerceptionHas a reason line hearingnounaudiencean opportunity to state your case and be heardFoothillsStates and conditions2 sensesHas a reason line

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