People and roles

Synonyms for type

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsPeople and roles

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

He is an odd type who keeps to himself.

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

The true synonym

case

Same sentence, swapped: He is an odd case who keeps to himself.

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 type as it is used in the sentence above.

woman
thoroughbred
race

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Closest first: other people and roles words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

sonnounboya male human offspringFoothillsHas a reason line successnounwinnera person with a record of successesFoothillsHas a reason line toastverb, noundrinkpropose a toast toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line datenounappointmenta meeting arranged in advanceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line daughternoungirla female human offspringFoothillsHas a reason line deannoundoyena man who is the senior member of a groupSummit bondverb, nountiecreate social or emotional tiesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line boringadjectiveslowso lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessFoothills

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