Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for smart

Two senses of smart 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, FoothillsThinking and knowing

characterized by quickness and ease in learning

Smart children talk earlier than the average.

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

The true synonym

bright

Same sentence, swapped: Bright children talk earlier than the average.

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 smart as it is used in the sentence above.

wise
chic
tight

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

elegant and stylish

A smart new dress.

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

The true synonym

chic

Same sentence, swapped: A chic new dress.

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 smart as it is used in the sentence above.

fresh
bright
quick

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

rateverb, nounvalueestimate the value ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line readverbtakeinterpret something in a certain wayFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line readyadjective, verbquickapprehending and responding with speed and sensitivityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line realitynounworldall of your experiences that determine how things appear to youFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line memorynounstorean electronic memory deviceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line mindnounintellectknowledge and intellectual abilityRidgeline misinterpretverbmisunderstandinterpret in the wrong wayHigh CampHas a reason line previousadjectiveoldjust preceding something else in time or orderFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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