Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for research

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

a search for knowledge

Their pottery deserves more research than it has received.

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

The true synonym

inquiry

Same sentence, swapped: Their pottery deserves more inquiry than it has received.

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 research as it is used in the sentence above.

figuring
dig
taste

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

interpretverbseemake sense ofTreelineHas a reason line intuitionnounsuspicionan impression that something might be the caseTreelineHas a reason line knowingadjectivedeliberatecharacterized by conscious design or purposeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line noisenounracketthe auditory experience of sound that lacks musical qualityTreelineHas a reason line resourcenounimaginationthe ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problemsRidgeline respectnounregarda detail or pointTreelineHas a reason line reviewnoun, verbinspectiona formal or official examinationTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line loyaltynouncommitmentthe act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of actionTreelineHas a reason line

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