Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for wits

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

I was scared out of my wits.

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

The true synonym

marbles

Same sentence, swapped: I was scared out of my marbles.

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 wits as it is used in the sentence above.

mentality
brilliance
brightness

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

versatileadjectivevarioushaving great diversity or varietyRidgeline viewpointnounstanda mental position from which things are viewedRidgeline volitionnounwillthe capability of conscious choice and decision and intentionRidgelineHas a reason line dottyadjectivecrazyintensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied withRidgelineHas a reason line doubtfuladjectivedubiousfraught with uncertainty or doubtRidgelineHas a reason line drawverbmakemake, formulate, or derive in the mindFoothills2 senses gulpnounswiga large and hurried swallowRidgeline gustnounblowa strong current of airRidgelineHas a reason line

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