resolved
[ ri-zolvd ]
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR RESOLVED
He resolved to listen with good grace to any homilies that might issue.
And so she had resolved upon surrender—upon an outward surrender.
He resolved at once to seek her and give his love freedom to tell itself.
He was not timid, however, and resolved to broach the subject.
He resolved to be as prudent as possible, and avoid, as far as he could, any altercation with Haley.
And they think you are resolved to break theirs: so tit for tat, Miss.
This I am resolved upon; if I have not his sister, I will have him.
I may never see her again perhaps; for they are resolved to break my heart.
He was resolved to treat this subject upon large and generous principles.
He was resolved to let me see, that I should have nothing to expect from his kindness.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR RESOLVED
- advised
- aforethought
- calculated
- careful
- cautious
- cold-blooded
- conscious
- considered
- cut-and-dried
- designed
- designful
- done on purpose
- express
- fixed
- intended
- judged
- meticulous
- planned
- pondered
- prearranged
- predesigned
- predeterminate
- predetermined
- premeditated
- prepense
- projected
- provident
- prudent
- purposed
- purposeful
- purposive
- reasoned
- resolved
- schemed
- scrupulous
- studied
- studious
- thought out
- thoughtful
- voluntary
- wary
- weighed
- willful
- with forethought
- witting
- bent
- bent on
- buckled down
- constant
- decided
- decisive
- dogged
- earnest
- firm
- fixed
- hard-as-nails
- hardboiled
- intent
- mean business
- obstinate
- on ice
- pat
- persevering
- purposeful
- resolute
- resolved
- serious
- set
- set on
- settled
- single-minded
- solid
- steadfast
- strong-minded
- strong-willed
- stubborn
- tenacious
- unfaltering
- unflinching
- unhesitating
- unwavering
- apparent
- bare
- bared
- brought to light
- caught
- clear
- debunked
- defined
- denuded
- disclosed
- discovered
- divulged
- dug up
- evident
- exhibited
- for show
- found out
- laid bare
- made manifest
- manifest
- naked
- on display
- on the spot
- on view
- open
- peeled
- resolved
- revealed
- shown
- solved
- stripped
- unconcealed
- uncovered
- unhidden
- unmasked
- unprotected
- unsealed
- unsheltered
- unveiled
- visible
- accomplished
- achieved
- brought about
- ceased
- closed
- come to an end
- compassed
- concluded
- consummated
- decided
- discharged
- dispatched
- disposed of
- done for
- done with
- effected
- effectuated
- elaborated
- ended
- entire
- executed
- final
- finalized
- fulfilled
- full
- in the past
- lapsed
- made
- over
- over and done
- perfected
- performed
- put into effect
- realized
- resolved
- satisfied
- settled
- sewn up
- shut
- stopped
- terminated
- through
- tied up
- worked out
- wound up
- wrapped up
- abiding
- adamant
- bent
- bound
- consistent
- constant
- dead set on
- determined
- enduring
- established
- exact
- explicit
- fixed
- flat
- going
- hang tough
- inflexible
- intent
- never-failing
- obdurate
- persevering
- persistent
- prevailing
- resolute
- resolved
- set
- settled
- specific
- stable
- stand pat
- stated
- staunch
- steadfast
- steady
- stipulated
- strict
- strong
- sure
- tenacious
- true
- unbending
- unchangeable
- undeviating
- unflinching
- unqualified
- unshakable
- unshaken
- unwavering
- unyielding
- abiding
- agreed
- arranged
- certain
- changeless
- circumscribed
- confirmed
- decided
- defined
- definite
- definitive
- determinate
- enduring
- firm
- in the bag
- inalterable
- inflexible
- inveterate
- level
- limited
- narrow
- never-failing
- planned
- prearranged
- precise
- resolved
- restricted
- rigged
- rooted
- set
- set-up
- settled
- stated
- steadfast
- steady
- still
- stipulated
- sure
- unbending
- unblinking
- unchangeable
- undeviating
- unfaltering
- unflinching
- unmodifiable
- unmovable
- unqualified
- unwavering
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.