Qualities

Synonyms for tall

Two senses of tall live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

too improbable to admit of belief

A tall story.

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

The true synonym

marvelous

Same sentence, swapped: A marvelous story.

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 tall as it is used in the sentence above.

healthy
giant
thin

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, SummitCommunication

lofty in style

He engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying.

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

The true synonym

grandiloquent

Same sentence, swapped: He engages in so much grandiloquent talk, one never really realizes what he is saying.

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 tall as it is used in the sentence above.

marvelous
healthy
giant

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