Qualities

Synonyms for small

Two senses of small 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 · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

They rented a small cottage near the lake.

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

The true synonym

little

Same sentence, swapped: They rented a little cottage near the lake.

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 small as it is used in the sentence above.

humble
modest
large

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

Her comments made me feel small.

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

The true synonym

diminished

Same sentence, swapped: Her comments made me feel diminished.

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 small as it is used in the sentence above.

low
minor
poor

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

closeadjectivenearnot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line cuteadjectivepreciousobviously contrived to charmFoothills dearadjectivegoodwith or in a close or intimate relationshipFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line decentadjectivenicesocially or conventionally correctFoothillsHas a reason line daringadjectiveaudaciousdisposed to venture or take risksRidgeline dashnounboltthe act of moving with great hasteTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line datelessadjectiveendlesshaving no known beginning and presumably no endHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line excuseverbexplainserve as a reason or cause or justification ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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