Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for model

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

something to be imitated

He is the very model of a modern major general.

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

The true synonym

example

Same sentence, swapped: He is the very example of a modern major general.

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 model as it is used in the sentence above.

simulation
mannequin
value

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

The computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems.

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

The true synonym

framework

Same sentence, swapped: The computer program was based on a framework of the circulatory and respiratory systems.

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 model as it is used in the sentence above.

speculation
assumption
conjecture

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checkverbmarkput a check mark on or near or next toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line choicenounoptionone of a number of things from which only one can be chosenFoothillsHas a reason line chooseverbpreferselect as an alternative over anotherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line commandverb, nouncontrolexercise authoritative control or power overFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line viewpointnounstanda mental position from which things are viewedRidgeline vigilancenounalertnessthe process of paying close and continuous attentionHigh CampHas a reason line volitionnounwillthe capability of conscious choice and decision and intentionRidgelineHas a reason line attendverbseetake charge of or deal withFoothillsHas a reason line

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