States and conditions

Synonyms for underlying

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

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

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

in the nature of something though not readily apparent

An underlying meaning.

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

The true synonym

inherent

Same sentence, swapped: An inherent meaning.

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 underlying as it is used in the sentence above.

rudimentary
occult
dormant

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

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