Qualities

Synonyms for various

Two senses of various live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

His disguises are many and various.

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

The true synonym

assorted

Same sentence, swapped: His disguises are many and assorted.

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 various as it is used in the sentence above.

respective
distant
unstable

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

distinctly dissimilar or unlike

Animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth.

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

The true synonym

diverse

Same sentence, swapped: Animals as diverse as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth.

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 various as it is used in the sentence above.

respective
versatile
unstable

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