States and conditions

Synonyms for traverse

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

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

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

to cover or extend over an area or time period

Rivers traverse the valley floor.

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

The true synonym

cross

Same sentence, swapped: Rivers cross the valley floor.

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 traverse as it is used in the sentence above.

overlap
stud
transit

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

discreteadjectivedistinctconstituting a separate entity or partRidgeline dizzyadjectivegiddyhaving or causing a whirling sensationRidgeline dominancenouncontrolthe state that exists when one person or group has power over anotherRidgelineHas a reason line dominionnounruledominance or power through legal authorityRidgelineHas a reason line bleakadjectivebareproviding no shelter or sustenanceRidgeline2 senses boonnounblessinga desirable stateRidgelineHas a reason line bourgeoisadjectiveconservativeconforming to the standards and conventions of the middle classTreeline rumblingadjective, noungrumblingcontinuous full and low-pitched throbbing soundRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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