Qualities

Synonyms for staunch

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

firm and dependable especially in loyalty

A staunch defender of free speech.

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

The true synonym

steadfast

Same sentence, swapped: A steadfast defender of free speech.

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 staunch as it is used in the sentence above.

waterproof
snug
airtight

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

indigenousadjectiveendemicoriginating where it is foundHigh Camp indisputableadjectiveincontestablenot open to questionHigh Camp2 senses inertianouninactivitya disposition to remain inactive or inertHigh CampHas a reason line inexorableadjectivesternnot to be placated or appeased or moved by entreatyHigh Camp toughadjectivesturdysubstantially made or constructedRidgelineHas a reason line transcendentaladjectiveotherworldlyexisting outside of or not in accordance with natureHigh Camp treacherousadjectiveunreliabledangerously unstable and unpredictableRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line oddadjectiveunmatchedof the remaining member of a pairHigh Camp

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