Events
Synonyms for pity
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
an unfortunate development
It's a pity he couldn't do it.
The true synonym
shame
Same sentence, swapped: It's a shame he couldn't do it.
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 pity as it is used in the sentence above.
- ruth
- compassion
- tragedy
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Closest first: other events words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
casenounexamplean occurrence of somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linecurrentnounflowdominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideasFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linedisasternountragedyan event resulting in great loss and misfortuneFoothills2 sensesHas a reason lineendnounlastthe final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrenceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linecyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason linedeathnounexpirythe event of dying or departure from lifeHigh Campbusinessnounjobthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn moneyFoothillsHas a reason linebusyadjectiveengagedunavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailabilityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line
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