Definitions

solve

[solv] / sɒlv /

VERB

answer, resolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up deal with decide determine do explain figure out fix have iron out settle work out

STRONG

break construe crack decipher decode disentangle divine elucidate enlighten expound fathom get hit illuminate interpret lick puzzle reason unfold unlock unravel untangle work

WEAK

find out get right get to the bottom hit upon make a dent make out pan out put two and two together think out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate confuse defer destroy hesitate miss neglect put off unsettle

STRONG

agree be vague fail hide lose mend misunderstand obscure tangle twist

WEAK

pose question search wonder

Example Sentences

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Now, scientists have taken a major step toward solving that mystery.

From Science Daily

So when a documentary arrives asking audiences to take her seriously as a subject — as a person with insight, depth or meaning — it runs into a problem that money cannot solve: There is no demand.

From Salon

Quantum computers are able to solve complex problems more quickly than a classical computer.

From Los Angeles Times

“The impact of a one-time tax does not solve an ongoing structural challenge,” the Governor said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Then you have come to solve a riddle? We do not give information without trial.”

From Literature

solve

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