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Synonyms for instrument

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineActions

the means whereby some act is accomplished

My greed was the instrument of my destruction.

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

The true synonym

tool

Same sentence, swapped: My greed was the tool of my destruction.

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 instrument as it is used in the sentence above.

salvation
tooth
ministry

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

cuttingadjective, nounkeenpainful as if caused by a sharp instrumentTreeline2 senses dashnounboltthe act of moving with great hasteTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line debutnounentrythe act of beginning something newTreeline decisionnounconclusionthe act of making up your mind about somethingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line detectionnounsensingthe perception that something has occurred or some state existsRidgeline2 senses determinationnounfindingthe act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculationTreeline developmentnounevolutiona process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)Treeline2 senses bargainnoundealan agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of eachTreelineHas a reason line

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