States and conditions

Synonyms for subject

Two senses of subject 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 and noun

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

possibly accepting or permitting

The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation.

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

The true synonym

open

Same sentence, swapped: The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore open to much variation.

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 subject as it is used in the sentence above.

lower
junior
color

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineObjects

something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject.

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

The true synonym

content

Same sentence, swapped: A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same content.

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 subject as it is used in the sentence above.

issue
national
unit

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

comingadjectiveapproachingof the relatively near futureFoothills conditionnounstatusa state at a particular timeFoothills confidencenounauthorityfreedom from doubtFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line connectverbjoinbe or become joined or united or linkedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shamenoundisgracea state of dishonorTreeline sinisteradjectiveblackstemming from evil characteristics or forcesTreeline situationnounpositiona condition or position in which you find yourselfFoothills strangeadjectiveunknownnot known beforeFoothills2 senses

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