Emotions

Synonyms for hotheaded

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampEmotions

quickly aroused to anger

The hotheaded sergeant shouted at anyone who crossed him.

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

The true synonym

irascible

Same sentence, swapped: The irascible sergeant shouted at anyone who crossed him.

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 hotheaded as it is used in the sentence above.

madcap
precipitate
tempestuous

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Closest first: other emotions words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

astonishmentnounamazementthe feeling that accompanies something extremely surprisingHigh CampHas a reason line blitheadjectivelightheartedcarefree and happy and lightheartedHigh Camp dandernounhacklesa feeling of anger and animosityHigh Camp delightnoundelectationa feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfactionHigh Camp dazenounshockthe feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentallyRidgeline processnounappendagea natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plantHigh Camp proclivitynounleaninga natural inclinationHigh CampHas a reason line proddingnounspura verbalization that encourages you to attempt somethingHigh CampHas a reason line

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