Configuration
Configuration noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.
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Synonyms for Configuration
Mode and configuration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mode" instead a noun "Configuration".
Nearby Words: configure, configured, configurable, configuring, configurator
Mode
Mode noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.
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Synonyms for Mode
Configuration and mode are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Configuration" instead a noun "Mode".
Nearby Words: modal, modeless
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How words are described
| preferred | preferred configuration | preferred mode |
| full | full configuration | full mode |
| special | special configuration | special mode |
| similar | similar configuration | similar mode |
| Other adjectives: normal, standard, original, proper, single, actual, main, unique, primary, alternate, basic, last, insane, different, manual, humanoid, aforementioned. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- An alternate configuration for defending map gates see it shift into a Damage-Per-Second mode by equipping rapid fire ammunition to literally rain bombs on a gate to prevent anyone from entering.
Source: An Adventurer Is You -
Chronicle Saviours's CS Mode allows you to forego the preset ship configuration and use a customized ship instead.
Source: Video Game / Darius -
Nowhere is this more evident than in the Challenge mode, where many players assemble near-invincible fleets that are nonetheless vulnerable to a particular fleet configuration.
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