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Synonyms for simply

Two senses of simply 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 · adverb

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 1, Foothills

and nothing more

It is simply a matter of time.

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

The true synonym

only

Same sentence, swapped: It is only a matter of time.

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 simply as it is used in the sentence above.

clearly
easily
obviously

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 3, Ridgeline

in a simple manner

They lived very simply.

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

The true synonym

plainly

Same sentence, swapped: They lived very plainly.

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 simply as it is used in the sentence above.

easily
properly
totally

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Closest first: other words at Foothills, then their alphabetical neighbours.

interruptverbdisturbdestroy the peace or tranquility ofFoothillsChange2 sensesHas a reason line introduceverbpresentcause to come to know personallyFoothillsCommunicationHas a reason line issueverb, nounsupplycirculate or distribute or equip withFoothillsSocial life2 sensesHas a reason line jamverbcrushcrush or bruiseFoothillsContact and joining jobnountaska specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific feeFoothillsActions2 sensesHas a reason line jokenounlaugha humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterFoothillsCommunicationHas a reason line judgeverbtryput on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial ofFoothillsSocial life2 sensesHas a reason line jumpverbspringmove forward by leaps and boundsFoothillsMovement2 sensesHas a reason line

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