Synonyms for
Resolve
Definition
to settle or find a solution to a problem or conflict
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Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- resolve a conflict
- resolve a dispute
- resolve an issue
- resolve a problem
- resolve to do something
- resolve differences
- resolve a matter
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Usage note
As a verb, 'resolve' often implies finding a solution or making a firm decision. Be careful not to confuse it with 'evolve', which means to develop gradually.
Example sentences
- I resolved to finish my homework before playing video games.
- We need to resolve our differences before we can work together.
- The team resolved the issue with the broken equipment and won the game.
- She resolved to start exercising and eating healthier.
- He resolved the math problem by using his calculator.
Quotes
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk. - Dalai Lama
Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. - Helen Keller
I have no way of knowing whether or not you married the wrong person, but I do know that many people have a lot of wrong ideas about marriage and what it takes to make that marriage happy and successful. I'll be the first to admit that it's possible that you did marry the wrong person. However, if you treat the wrong person like the right person, you could well end up having married the right person after all. On the other hand, if you marry the right person, and treat that person wrong, you certainly will have ended up marrying the wrong person. I also know that it is far more important to be the right kind of person than it is to marry the right person. In short, whether you married the right or wrong person is primarily up to you. - Zig Ziglar