Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for tenor

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

the general meaning or substance of an utterance

Although I disagreed with him, I could follow the tenor of his argument.

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

The true synonym

strain

Same sentence, swapped: Although I disagreed with him, I could follow the strain of his argument.

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 tenor as it is used in the sentence above.

implication
semantics
swing

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

hallucinationnoundelusiona mistaken or unfounded opinion or ideaRidgelineHas a reason line ignorantadjectiveilliterateuneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learningRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line imaginativeadjectiveinventivemarked by independence and creativity in thought or actionRidgeline ineptadjectiveawkwardnot elegant or graceful in expressionRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line supposedadjectivehypotheticalbased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidenceRidgeline surfacenounopeninformation that has become publicFoothills suspectverbdistrustregard as untrustworthyRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line sheeradjectivetransparentso thin as to transmit lightRidgelineHas a reason line

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