Qualities

Synonyms for vertical

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

upright in position or posture

A column still vertical amid the ruins.

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

The true synonym

upright

Same sentence, swapped: A column still upright amid the ruins.

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 vertical as it is used in the sentence above.

steep
bluff
sheer

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampRelations

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.

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

The true synonym

perpendicular

Same sentence, swapped: The monument consists of two perpendicular pillars supporting a horizontal slab.

Close but different

inclined
downright
paramount

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