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Synonyms for withering

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineChange

wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

The guns opened a withering fire.

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

The true synonym

devastating

Same sentence, swapped: The guns opened a devastating fire.

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 withering as it is used in the sentence above.

waning
dwindling
snooty

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

multiplyverbmanifoldcombine or increase by multiplicationRidgelineHas a reason line padverbbolsteradd padding toRidgelineHas a reason line partitionverbzoneseparate or apportion into sectionsRidgeline perfectverbhonemake perfect or completeRidgelineHas a reason line unfurlverbunrollunroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled stateHigh CampHas a reason line wasteverb, noundesolatecause extensive destruction or ruin utterlyRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line waterverbirrigatesupply with water, as with channels or ditches or streamsHigh CampHas a reason line narrationnounrecitalthe act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of eventsRidgelineHas a reason line

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