Synonyms of iron out
104 similar words
Another word for iron out is puzzle out. Other synonyms of iron out are resolve, work out, decipher, get to the bottom of and meliorate.
Synonyms and similar words for iron out
verbTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
- puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
- resolveTo find a solution to (a problem).
- work outTo resolve; to find a solution for.
- decipherTo find a solution to a problem.
- get to the bottom ofTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
- meliorateTo make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
- reason outTo solve or determine by reasoning.
- riddleTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
- sleuthTo act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
- solve
- tease out figurativelyTo unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
- think outTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
- unpuzzleTo solve (a puzzle); to work out.
- unravel figurativelyTo clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to...
- unriddleTo solve (a perplexing problem).
- upsolveTo solve; explain.
- absolve obsoleteTo resolve; to explain; to solve.
- ravel archaicOften followed by out: to undo the intricacies of (a problem, etc.); to clarify, to disentangle.
- unsolve obsoleteTo solve.
verbTo kill.
- annihilate
- bag
- baptize
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bump off
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crush
- dash
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do slang
- do in
- dust
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- ex
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- grease
- knock off
- lay waste to
- make away with
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop off
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravage
- rub out
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slay
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuff
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clock
- take
- terminate
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slang
- torpedo
- take care of
- take down
- take out
- waste
- wax
- wet
- whack
- wipe out
- wreck
- mortify obsolete
- shut up dated
Meaning of iron out
- verb To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
- verb To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron.
- verb To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
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Questions about synonyms of iron out
- What is another word for iron out?
- Iron out has 104 synonyms on Word.ws, such as puzzle out, resolve, work out, decipher, get to the bottom of, meliorate, reason out and riddle.
- What does iron out mean?
- Iron out means to remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
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