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Synonyms for silly

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsActions

inspiring scornful pity

How silly the old man looked chasing after young dancers.

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

The true synonym

ridiculous

Same sentence, swapped: How ridiculous the old man looked chasing after young dancers.

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 silly as it is used in the sentence above.

empty
slight
sentimental

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, Summit

dazed from or as if from repeated blows

Knocked silly by the impact.

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

The true synonym

slaphappy

Same sentence, swapped: Knocked slaphappy by the impact.

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 silly as it is used in the sentence above.

empty
mad
fond

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

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