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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That profit funds employees to solve bigger problems for customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he believed there was still a chance that the dispute could be solved diplomatically "based on a win-win game".

From BBC

Some of the forces behind rising chronic wound rates cannot be solved with a medical device alone.

From Science Daily

"Judging accurately is almost impossible. As long as we haven't solved that issue, it will be difficult" to stake a claim for the Olympics.

From Barron's

Detective-fiction writers of the early 20th century offered readers stories that were also carefully constructed puzzles to be solved.

From The Wall Street Journal

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