Emotions

Synonyms for wish

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsEmotions

to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

You may stay here as long as you wish.

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

The true synonym

Same sentence, swapped: You may stay here as long as you like.

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 wish as it is used in the sentence above.

bid
miss
seek

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

heavyadjectivethreateningdarkened by cloudsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line hopeverbtrustexpect and wishFoothillsHas a reason line nervousadjectiveanxiouscausing or fraught with or showing anxietyFoothillsHas a reason line quietadjectivestillfree from disturbance by heavy wavesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line ferventadjectivefierycharacterized by intense emotionRidgeline2 senses fondadjectivepartialhaving a strong preference or liking forTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line forebodingnounpremonitiona feeling of evil to comeRidgelineHas a reason line blockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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