Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for ken
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
range of what one can know or understand
Beyond my ken.
The true synonym
cognizance
Same sentence, swapped: Beyond my cognizance.
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 ken as it is used in the sentence above.
- foresight
- apprehension
- discernment
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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Summit, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
knightlyadjectivechivalriccharacteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle AgesSummitmusicnouneuphonyany agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) soundsSummitHas a reason lineobtuseadjectivepurblindlacking in insight or discernmentSummitseminaladjectivegerminalcontaining seeds of later developmentSummitscoreverbmarkassign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linesecretadjectivemysterioushaving an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligenceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linesectionnoundepartmenta specialized division of a large organizationFoothills2 sensesfantasynounphantasyimagination unrestricted by realitySummitHas a reason line
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