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Synonyms for rule

Two senses of rule live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb and noun

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineChange

keep in check

Rule one's temper.

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

The true synonym

harness

Same sentence, swapped: Harness one's temper.

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 rule as it is used in the sentence above.

rock
swallow
check

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

The club has a strict rule about hats worn indoors.

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

The true synonym

regulation

Same sentence, swapped: The club has a strict regulation about hats worn indoors.

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 rule as it is used in the sentence above.

pattern
dominion
property

Read nextThe whole library →

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

stemverbhaltstop the flow of a liquidTreeline stepverb, nounpacemeasure (distances) by pacingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stretchverbextendextend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire bodyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line tidyadjective, verbhealthylarge in amount or extent or degreeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line cumulativeadjectiveaccumulativeincreasing by successive additionSummit curtailverbcurbplace restrictions onHigh CampHas a reason line cutadjective, verbshortenedwith parts removedRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line grabnoun, verbcatchthe act of catching an object with the handsFoothills2 senses

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