Competition
Synonyms for race
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
compete in a race
Let's race and see who gets there first.
The true synonym
run
Same sentence, swapped: Let's run and see who gets there first.
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 race as it is used in the sentence above.
- match
- meet
- type
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Closest first: other competition words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
arrestverbholdcause to come to an abrupt stopFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linebeatverbcrushcome out better in a competition, race, or conflictFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linebestadjective, verbbetterwiser or more advantageous and hence advisableFoothills2 sensesbetverbplaystake on the outcome of an issueFoothillsHas a reason lineopposeverbfightfight against or resist stronglyTreelineHas a reason lineovercomeverbdefeatwin a victory overTreelinepeltverbpepperattack and bombard with or as if with missilesRidgelineHas a reason lineattitudenounpositionthe arrangement of the body and its limbsFoothillsHas a reason line
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