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Synonyms for periodic
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
recurring or reappearing from time to time
Periodic feelings of anxiety.
The true synonym
occasional
Same sentence, swapped: Occasional feelings of anxiety.
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 periodic as it is used in the sentence above.
- repetitive
- monotonous
- unbroken
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repeatnounrepetitionan event that repeatsRidgelineEventsHas a reason linerepelverbdrivecause to move back by force or influenceRidgelineContact and joining2 sensesHas a reason linereposenounrestfreedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)RidgelineActionsHas a reason linerepressverbstiflesuppress in order to conceal or hideRidgelineContact and joiningHas a reason linereservoirnounsourceanything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multipliesRidgelineNatureHas a reason lineresistantadjectiverepellentincapable of absorbing or mixing withRidgelineQualities2 sensesHas a reason lineresourcenounimaginationthe ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problemsRidgelineThinking and knowingrestfuladjectiverelaxingaffording physical or mental restRidgelineQualitiesHas a reason line
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