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Synonyms for trying
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
extremely irritating to the nerves
A trying day at the office.
The true synonym
stressful
Same sentence, swapped: A stressful day at the office.
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 trying as it is used in the sentence above.
- heavy
- painful
- experimental
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