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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While “You Are the Detective” offers a semblance of linearity, another new gamebook—“Can You Solve the Murder?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

What do you enjoy about Solve This With Us versus the whodunit approach to the mystery series?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Solve that problem and you solve so many other problems,” Anderson said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2023

Two weeks later, prosecutors said, Heuermann Googled “Long Island serial killer” and viewed an article headlined “New Task Force Aims to Solve Long Island Serial Killer Case.’

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2023

Problem Solve as to how to obtain food after the railroad lines were cut off, strategize as to earlier successes during the war.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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