Qualities

Synonyms for leaden

Two senses of leaden live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

darkened with overcast

The sky was leaden and thick.

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

The true synonym

dull

Same sentence, swapped: The sky was dull and thick.

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 leaden as it is used in the sentence above.

weighted
formal
awkward

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

lacking lightness or liveliness

A leaden conversation.

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

The true synonym

heavy

Same sentence, swapped: A heavy conversation.

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 leaden as it is used in the sentence above.

weighted
neutral
faint

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