Synonyms for resolve
rɪˈzɒlvre·solve

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1. resolvenoun

   Synonyms:
   assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, persuasion, resolution

   Antonyms:
   disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty

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1. resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolutionnoun

   the trait of being resolute

   "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

   Synonyms:
   steadiness, firmness of purpose, resolving power, solving, resolving, resolution, resoluteness, result, solvent, soundness, declaration, answer, settlement, firmness, closure, solution

2. resolution, declaration, resolveverb

   a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

   Synonyms:
   firmness of purpose, result, solving, answer, resolution, resoluteness, announcement, solvent, proclamation, annunciation, resolving, declaration, contract, resolving power, firmness, closure, solution, settlement

3. decide, settle, resolve, adjudicateverb

   bring to an end; settle conclusively

   "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

   Synonyms:
   settle, judge, descend, make up, patch up, nail down, sink, settle down, go down, square off, answer, solve, subside, root, determine, purpose, steady down, go under, conclude, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, dissolve, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, make up one's mind, decide, square up, locate, break up, try, finalize, take root

4. conclude, resolveverb

   reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

   Synonyms:
   decide, settle, break up, solve, close, reason, dissolve, conclude, answer, adjudicate, purpose, reason out

5. purpose, resolveverb

   reach a decision

   "he resolved never to drink again"

   Synonyms:
   decide, propose, settle, break up, solve, aim, purpose, purport, dissolve, conclude, answer, adjudicate

6. answer, resolveverb

   understand the meaning of

   "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"

   Synonyms:
   decide, dissolve, respond, settle, reply, solve, serve, purpose, adjudicate, do, conclude, break up, answer, suffice

7. resolveverb

   make clearly visible

   "can this image be resolved?"

   Synonyms:
   purpose, settle, break up, decide, solve, conclude, answer, adjudicate, dissolve

8. resolve, solveverb

   find the solution

   "solve an equation"; "solve for x"

   Synonyms:
   purpose, figure out, settle, break up, decide, solve, conclude, lick, work, answer, puzzle out, work out, adjudicate, clear, dissolve

9. dissolve, resolve, break upverb

   cause to go into a solution

   "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

   Synonyms:
   fragmentise, settle, decompose, collapse, solve, interrupt, melt, crash, dismiss, split up, pick, disband, dismantle, break up, recess, answer, fade away, part, crock up, fragmentize, sever, purpose, fragment, conclude, split, adjourn, disperse, separate, disrupt, take apart, dissolve, thaw, cut off, crack, adjudicate, break apart, fade out, decide, dissipate, scatter, break down, calve, disassemble, unthaw, dispel, dethaw, break, crack up, unfreeze

Matched Categories

1. • Agree
   • Compute
   • Decide
   • Distinguish
   • End
   • Optics
   • Solve
   • Trait

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1. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   analyze, decompose, decompound

2. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   disentangle, interpret, decipher, unravel, explain, unfold

3. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   reduce, change

4. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   (Math.) solve, find the answer to

5. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) disperse, scatter

6. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   (Legislation.) declare

7. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   intend, purpose, decide, determine, conclude, form a resolution, make up one's mind, take one's stand, come to a determination

8. resolvenoun

   Synonyms:
   intention, resolution, determination, fixed purpose

9. resolvenoun

   Synonyms:
   declaration (by a legislature or an organized body), resolution

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. resolvenoun

   Synonyms:
   resolution, determination, intention, purpose, design

2. resolveverb

   Synonyms:
   determine, dissolve, liquefy

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1. List of paraphrases for "resolve":

   solve, resolving, settle, determination, solving, address, solution, settlement, tackle, settling, overcome, resolution, resolved, fix, troubleshoot, solved, deal, remedy, addressing, decide, commitment, firmness, decision, decisiveness, willingness

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1. Marcio Astrini:

   Sending the military to the Amazon is like medicating a disease of the government's own creation, it's a medication that has a short-term effect, it will resolve the problem now. ... It won't cure the disease. The disease that exists in the Amazon today is Bolsonaro.

2. Julien Kouao:

   This newly formed government could deepen divisions, we are far from achieving the political cohesion necessary to resolve this.

3. Paul Whelan:

   This is not an issue of Russia against me ; it's an issue of Russia against the The US, and The US needs to answer this hostage diplomacy situation and resolve it as quickly as possible.

4. Karen Horney:

   Fortunately, psychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself remains a very effective therapist.

5. Elizabeth Warren:

   I hope and expect the DNC will resolve that.