Social life

Synonyms for succeed

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

be the successor (of)

He will succeed his father as chairman next year.

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

The true synonym

Same sentence, swapped: He will follow his father as chairman next year.

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 succeed as it is used in the sentence above.

win
precede
represent

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

preventverbkeepstop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain stateFoothillsHas a reason line pushverbdrivestrive and make an effort to reach a goalFoothills2 senses representverbdefendbe the defense counsel for someone in a trialFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line screenverbsortexamine in order to test suitabilityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line treatverbhandleinteract in a certain wayFoothills2 senses trespassverbintrudeenter unlawfully on someone's propertyRidgelineHas a reason line troubleverb, nounbothertake the trouble to do somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lateadjectiveformerof the immediate pastFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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