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Synonyms for solution
səˈlu ʃənso·lu·tion

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Wiktionary3.3 / 12 votes

  1. solutionnoun

    Antonyms:
    problem

  2. solutionnoun

    Antonyms:
    problem

  3. solutionnoun

    Antonyms:
    problem

  4. solutionnoun

    Antonyms:
    problem

  5. solutionnoun

    Antonyms:
    problem

  6. solutionnoun

    Antonyms:
    problem

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.2 / 6 votes

  1. solutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    answer, axiom, explanation, proposition

    Antonyms:
    conundrum, enigma, paradox, problem, puzzle, riddle

Princeton's WordNet2.9 / 8 votes

  1. solutionnoun

    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

    "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

    Synonyms:
    root, result, resolution, solvent, answer

  2. solution, answer, result, resolution, solventnoun

    a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

    "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

    Synonyms:
    closure, consequence, termination, event, reply, firmness of purpose, dissolvent, solvent, upshot, effect, firmness, answer, response, final result, result, dissolver, solving, resolve, root, dissolving agent, declaration, outcome, resolving, settlement, resolvent, resolving power, resultant, resolution, issue, resoluteness, resultant role

  3. solutionnoun

    a method for solving a problem

    "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"

    Synonyms:
    root, result, resolution, solvent, answer

  4. solution, rootnoun

    the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

    Synonyms:
    rootage, radical, ancestor, solvent, theme, answer, etymon, base, beginning, result, root word, stem, root, source, ascendant, origin, tooth root, ascendent, resolution, antecedent

  5. solutionnoun

    the successful action of solving a problem

    "the solution took three hours"

    Synonyms:
    root, result, resolution, solvent, answer

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. liquid

    a solution is a mixture of liquids and "liquid" can be used in the same way as "solution"

    the woman drank the strange liquid that the doctor recommended. the woman drank the strange solution that the doctor recommended.

    Submitted by Olearjet on November 24, 2020  
  2. quaesitum

    a quaesitum is something sought for, an answer to a problem, the end result, the objective. therefore, the word 'solution' is a good synonym for quaesitum because it means the same thing.

    Submitted by a.k.m.g.mcclenny on November 1, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 2 votes

  1. solutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    disruption, separation, breach, disjunction, disintegration

  2. solutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    explanation, explication, resolution, disentanglement, key

  3. solutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    liquefaction, dissolution, melting

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. solutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    dissolution, melting, liquefaction, resolution, disintegration, disentanglement, explanation, elucidation, explication

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How to use solution in a sentence?

  1. Khaled Meshaal:

    This is a historic opportunity to pressure Israel ... to find an equitable solution for the Palestinian people, and it will be to the credit of the civilized world and the American administration to stop the darkness that we have been suffering from for many years.

  2. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga:

    The government will once again explain its thoughts on the relocation to the Okinawan side as part of concentrated discussions toward a solution.

  3. Jens Stoltenberg:

    The most important thing is to prevent a new armed attack on Ukraine, and therefore we support all efforts by NATO allies to find a political solution, and NATO's also ready to sit down in the NATO-Russia Council with Russia. If Russia decides to use force, that may, of course, be a large number of people fleeing Ukraine.

  4. Donald Tusk:

    Obviously we won't find a satisfactory solution for Ukraine without a common strategy toward Russia.

  5. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin:

    Ultimately the solution is going to be giving power and authority back to the states, letting states take care of their own health care needs within their own population, and that is ultimately where it's going.


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