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Synonyms for pastime

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineActions

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

His main pastime is gambling.

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

The true synonym

interest

Same sentence, swapped: His main interest is gambling.

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 pastime as it is used in the sentence above.

caper
jest
sideline

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

blotnounspotan act that brings discredit to the person who does itRidgeline bridlenouncheckthe act of restraining power or action or limiting excessRidgeline burningnouncombustionthe act of burning somethingRidgelineHas a reason line chokingnounstrangulationthe act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipeRidgeline thievingnounstealingthe act of taking something from someone unlawfullyRidgelineHas a reason line toastingnounbrowningcooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grillRidgelineHas a reason line tournouncircuita journey or route all the way around a particular place or areaTreelineHas a reason line youngsternounkida young person of either sexRidgelineHas a reason line

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