Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for inkling

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

He had no inkling what was about to happen.

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

The true synonym

glimmer

Same sentence, swapped: He had no glimmer what was about to happen.

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 inkling as it is used in the sentence above.

taint
infusion
seasoning

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

relativeadjectivecomparativeestimated by comparisonRidgelineHas a reason line resourcenounimaginationthe ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problemsRidgeline shrewdadjectivesharpmarked by practical hardheaded intelligenceRidgelineHas a reason line siftverbsievedistinguish and separate outRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line foolishnessnounmadnessthe quality of being rash and foolishRidgelineHas a reason line forefrontnounheadthe part in the front or nearest the viewerRidgeline2 senses formnoun, verbkinda category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line aggressiveadjectivebelligerentcharacteristic of an enemy or one eager to fightRidgeline

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