Events

Synonyms for preliminary

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, RidgelineEvents

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

Training is a necessary preliminary to employment.

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

The true synonym

overture

Same sentence, swapped: Training is a necessary overture to employment.

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 preliminary as it is used in the sentence above.

procession
germination
processing

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

spatternounsputteringthe noise of something spattering or sputtering explosivelyRidgelineHas a reason line throbbingnounpoundingan instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)Ridgeline untowardadjectiveadversecontrary to your interests or welfareRidgelineHas a reason line visitationnountrialan annoying or frustrating or catastrophic eventRidgeline affairnounoccasiona formal or official social gathering or ceremony of peopleFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line birthnounnativitythe event of being bornRidgelineHas a reason line bitnounpiecean instance of some kindFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line askverbinquireaddress a question to and expect an answer fromRidgelineHas a reason line

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