States and conditions

Synonyms for pain

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

The patient developed severe pain and distension.

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

The true synonym

hurting

Same sentence, swapped: The patient developed severe hurting and distension.

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 pain as it is used in the sentence above.

bother
effect
wasting

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connectionnounjoiningthe act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line continueverbkeepallow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or featureFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line cornernounboxa predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossibleFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line custodynounholda state of being confined (usually for a short time)Foothills stressnounstraindifficulty that causes worry or emotional tensionTreeline2 senses subjectadjective, nounopenpossibly accepting or permittingFoothills2 senses subtleadjectiveelusivedifficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyzeRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line movementnounmotionan optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving objectFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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