Qualities

Synonyms for poor

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

of insufficient quantity to meet a need

Their rations were poor and the winter was long.

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

The true synonym

short

Same sentence, swapped: Their rations were short and the winter was long.

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 poor as it is used in the sentence above.

pathetic
least
broke

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

dearadjectivegoodwith or in a close or intimate relationshipFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line decentadjectivenicesocially or conventionally correctFoothillsHas a reason line distancenounspacethe interval between two timesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line easeverb, nouncomfortlessen pain or discomfortFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line correspondingadjectivelikeconforming in every respectRidgeline cosmopolitanadjectivegeneralof worldwide scope or applicabilityRidgeline countenancenounvisagethe appearance conveyed by a person's faceRidgelineHas a reason line examplenouninstancean item of information that is typical of a class or groupFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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